There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition - which despises small interests to gain great ones.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

As love increases, prudence diminishes.

Tastes in young people are changed by natural impetuosity, and in the aged are preserved by habit.

Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance.