Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

It is more often from pride than from ignorance that we are so obstinately opposed to current opinions; we find the first places taken, and we do not want to be the last.

Imagination could never invent the number of different contradictions that exist innately in each person's heart.

Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.

The evil that we do does not attract to us so much persecution and hatred as our good qualities.

We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.

Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance.