There are people who would never have been in love, had they never heard love spoken of.

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established.

There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.

Nothing is rarer than real goodness.

A man often believes himself leader when he is led; as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags him towards another.

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.