If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.

The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.

There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from.

For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.

There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.

Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.