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.

We like to read others but we do not like to be read.

Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.

Το know how to profit by good advice, requires nearly as much ability as to know how to act for one'self.

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.

Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily.