The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

To know oneself is not necessarily to improve oneself

The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.

We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.

That which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the giver's pride and the receiver's cannot agree upon the value of the kindness done.

It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.

We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.