The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves.

In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust.

The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are.

We cannot possibly imagine the variety of contradictions in every heart.

Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.

Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat and cold of the blood.