More men are guilty of treason through weakness than any studied design to betray.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts.

There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.

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.

Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind.

That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.