There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame.
Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
To praise great actions with sincerity may be said to be taking part in them.
Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance.
Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.