It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead to all the pleasures.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.

When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.

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

Great men's honor ought always to be measured by the methods they made use of in attaining it.