Some crimes get honor and renown by being committed with more pomp, by a greater number, and in a higher degree of wickedness thanothers. Hence it is that public robberies, plunderings, and sackings have been looked upon as excellencies and noble achievements, and the seizing of whole countries, however unjustly and barbarously, is dignified with the glorious name of gaining conquests.

Our self-love can less bear to have our tastes than our opinions condemned.

A fashionable woman is always in love - with herself.

There are persons whose only merit consists in saying and doing stupid things at the right time, and who ruin all if they change their manners.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so.

We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.