The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.
We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
Our hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly along the path of life.
Whatever pretended causes we may blame our afflictions upon, it is often nothing but self-interest and vanity that produce them.
In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise.