We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

A man is ridiculous less through the characteristics he has than through those he affects to have.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.