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

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity

Virtue is to the soul what health is tot he body.

We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy.

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it is well nigh impossible to occupy it well, and to appear worthy to fill it.