The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than with theperson they love.

It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.

As we grow older we grow both more foolish and wiser at the same time.

We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.

The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals.