It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

It may be said that the vices await us in the journey of life like hosts with whom we must successively lodge; and I doubt whether experience would make us avoid them if we were to travel the same road a second time.

Men's happiness and misery depends altogether as much upon their own humor as it does upon fortune.

The man who leaves a woman best pleased with herself is the one whom she will soonest wish to see.

The most clever and polite are content with only seeming attentive while we perceive in their mind and eyes that at the very time they are wandering from what is said and desire to return to what they want to say.

There is merit without rank, but there is no rank without some merit.