Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.

As the great ones of this world are unable to bestow health of body or peace of mind, we always pay too high a price for any good they can do.

Fortune never appears so blind as to those to whom she does no good.

We often are consoled by our want of reason for misfortunes that reason could not have comforted.

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.