Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has so much influence to the prejudice of the future.

All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat and cold of the blood.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.

Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.