In friendship, as in love, we are often more happy from the things we are ignorant of than from those we are acquainted with.

That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that which wounds our own.

When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.

Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.

There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.