One can no more look steadily at death than at the sun.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

There are some faults which, when well managed, make a greater figure than virtue itself.

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.

Silence is the best tactic for he who distrusts himself.