Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.
Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture.
Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts
There is a kind of love, the excess of which forbids jealousy.
The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.