There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.
Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.
What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.
Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.
We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy.
There is an excess both in happiness and misery above our power of sensation.