The breeding we give young people is ordinarily but an additional self-love, by which we make them have a better opinion of themselves.
Moral severity in women is only a dress or paint which they use to set off their beauty.
When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.
Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.
It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves.
Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.