Only strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.

We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.

There is something to be said for jealousy, because it only designs the preservation of some good which we either have or think wehave a right to. But envy is a raging madness that cannot bear the wealth or fortune of others.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Jealousy is in some measure just and reasonable, since it merely aims at keeping something that belongs to us or we think belongsto us, whereas envy is a frenzy that cannot bear anything that belongs to others.

It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.

There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.