The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second.

There are some people upon whom their very faults and failings sit gracefully; and there are others whose very excellencies and accomplishments do not become them.

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

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.

There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from.

Our self-love can less bear to have our tastes than our opinions condemned.

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.