We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.

It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.