Nothing is rarer than real goodness.
The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.