Fortune cures us of many faults that reason could not.

In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.

Great men should not have great faults.

Men's happiness and misery depends altogether as much upon their own humor as it does upon fortune.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

Silence is the best tactic for he who distrusts himself.

Men would not live in society long if they were not each others dupes.