Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things themselves; we are happy from possessing what we like, not from possessing what others like.

Whatever discoveries we may have made in the regions of self-love, there still remain many unknown lands.

Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so.

All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.

Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.