The reason we do not let our friends see the very bottom of our hearts is not so much distrust of them as distrust of ourselves.
There is a kind of love, the excess of which forbids jealousy.
Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.