The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
Sincerity is a certain openness of heart. It is to be found in very few, and what we commonly look upon to be so is only a cunningsort of dissimulation, to insinuate ourselves into the confidence of others.
Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future advantages for small present interests.