We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

The exceeding delight we take in talking about ourselves should give us cause to fear that we are giving but very little pleasureto our listeners.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

Our probity is not less at the mercy of fortune than our property.

What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several.

The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.