Idleness is more an infirmity of the mind than of the body.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Love has its name borrowed by a great number of dealings and affairs that are attributed to it--in which it has no greater part than the Doge in what is done at Venice.

What is perfectly true is perfectly witty.

We frequently do good in order to enable us to do evil later with impunity exemption of punishment.

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.