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

We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not.

Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.

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

There are two things which Man cannot look at directly without flinching: the sun and death.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.