Fortune mends more faults in us than ever reason would be able to do.

Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.

There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.

Moderation is caused by the fear of exciting the envy and contempt which those merit who are intoxicated with their good fortune; it is a vain display of our strength of mind, and in short the moderation of men at their greatest height is only a desire to appear greater than their fortune.

We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.