One is never as happy or as unhappy as one thinks.

It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.

The reason why lovers are never bored together is that they are always talking of themselves.

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.