To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.

A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.

We often see malefactors, when they are led to execution, put on resolution and a contempt of death which, in truth, is nothing else but fearing to look it in the face--so that this pretended bravery may very truly be said to do the same good office to their mind that the blindfold does to their eyes.

We frequently are troublesome to others, when we think it impossible for us ever to be so.

There are heroes of wickedness, as there are of goodness.

We give nothing so freely as advice.

The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.