We should only affect compassion, and carefully avoid having any.
The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.
The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.
It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.
I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.
Some follies are caught, like contagious diseases.