We are lazier in our minds than in our bodies.

He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.

We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be.

If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.

There are some faults which, when well managed, make a greater figure than virtue itself.

It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.