The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.

In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.

The truest mark of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.