The same strength of character which helps a man resist love, helps to make it more violent and lasting too. People of unsettled minds are always driven about with passions, but never absolutely filled with any.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

The duration of our passions is no more dependent on ourselves than the duration of our lives.

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.

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

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