Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.
The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it.
Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.
Our wisdom is no less at fortune's mercy than our wealth.
Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
Fortune mends more faults in us than ever reason would be able to do.