Women do not know all their powers of flirtation.

It is not enough that we should succeed, but our friends must fail as well.

Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.

It requires greater virtues to support good fortune than bad.

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.

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

Pity is a sense of our own misfortunes in those of another man; it is a sort of foresight of the disasters which may befall ourselves. We assist others,, in order that they may assist us on like occasions; so that the services we offer to the unfortunate are in reality so many anticipated kindnesses to ourselves.