We should only affect compassion, and carefully avoid having any.

It is with certain good qualities as with the senses; those who have them not can neither appreciate nor comprehend them in others.

Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.

The courage of a great many men, and the virtue of a great many women, are the effect of vanity, shame, and especially a suitabletemperament.

The great interests of man: air and light, the joy of having a body, the voluptuousness of looking.

In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And talk nonsense. When we get home we are conscious that we Have made fools of ourselves. Never go near these people.

Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.