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

The only thing constant in life is change

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

All men are equally proud. The only difference is that not all take the same methods of showing it.

Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent ways. The one accepts it as a reward due to his merit; the other gives it that he may be looked upon as a just and discerning person.

Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear.

Idleness is more an infirmity of the mind than of the body.