In the intercourse of life, we please more by our faults than by our good qualities.

A man does not please long when he has only species of wit.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

We forgive just so long as we love.

There are two things which Man cannot look at directly without flinching: the sun and death.

The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.