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

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.

There are good marriages, but there are no delightful ones.

How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life.

Pride has a greater share than goodness in the reproofs we give other people for their faults; and we chide them not so much to make them mend those faults as to make them believe that we ourselves are without fault.

There are several remedies which will cure love, but there are no infallible ones.

We are never either so fortunate or so misfortunate as we imagine.