The older a fool is, the worse he is.

In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the ashes of one springs the spark of the next.

Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.

Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.

There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.