The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.