The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love.

Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill.