It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.

It is easier for a man to be thought fit for an employment that he has not, than for one he stands already possessed of, and is exercising.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.

A man often believes himself leader when he is led; as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags him towards another.

Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.

There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from.