Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

Most men, like plants, possess hidden qualities which chance discovers.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

The passions of youth are not more dangerous to health than is the lukewarmness of old age.