The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.

The whimsicalness of our own humor is a thousand times more fickle and unaccountable than what we blame so much in fortune.

Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.

The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high.

Before strongly desiring anything, we should look carefully into the happiness of its present owner.

Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love.