Only the great can afford to have great defects.

In infants, levity is a prettiness; in men a shameful defect; but in old age, a monstrous folly.

The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.

Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.

It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

The passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man's resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.