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

Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.

Boredom ... causes us to neglect more duties than does interest.

There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of.

The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.