Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity.

He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.

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.

Weak people cannot be sincere.

The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established.

Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.