Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.

It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.

There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.

A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.

Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.