Sometimes we lose friends for whose loss our regret is greater than our grief, and others for whom our grief is greater than our regret.

As we grow older we grow both more foolish and wiser at the same time.

A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves.

The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high.

Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor

It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.