Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.

The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.

People would never fall in love if they hadn't heard love talked about.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.

Ridicule dishonours more than dishonour.