The world is full of pots jeering at kettles.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

What we take for virtue is often nothing but an assemblage of different actions, and of different interests, that fortune or our industry knows how to arrange.

Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity.

Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever

Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.

Taste may change, but inclination never.