Taste may change, but inclination never.

The exceeding delight we take in talking about ourselves should give us cause to fear that we are giving but very little pleasureto our listeners.

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.

Considering how little the beginning or the ceasing to love is in our own power, it is foolish and unreasonable for the lover or his mistress to complain of one another's inconstancy.

Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.