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

Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can't quite name.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon themselves. It is a vain boasting of the greatness of our mind.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.