The mark of extraordinary merit is to see those most envious of it constrained to praise.
To think to be wise alone is a very great folly.
It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action.
The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.
The secret of pleasing in conversation is not to explain too much everything; to say them half and leave a little for divination is a mark of the good opinion we have of others, and nothing flatters their self-love more.
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.