In love the deceit generally outstrips the distrust.

Self-love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them; and we judge of their merit by the manner in which they act towards us.

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

Our minds are lazier than our bodies.

Consolation for unhappiness can often be found in a certain satisfaction we get from looking unhappy.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.