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.

We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Narrow minds think nothing right that is above their own capacity.

There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from.

Instead of considering that the worst way to persuade or please others is to try thus strongly to please ourselves, and that to listen well and to answer well are some of the greatest charms we can have in conversation.

We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.