The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.

To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.

Hope and fear are inseparable.

The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.

One honor won is a surety for more.