One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

It is impossible to love a second time what we have really ceased to love.