Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment

There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from.

A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them.

Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills.

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.

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.