The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.

To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities.

Love's greatest miracle is the curing of coquetry.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The one accepts it as a reward due to his merit; the other gives it that he may be looked upon as a just and discerning person.

The world is full of pots jeering at kettles.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.