Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.
Silence is the best tactic for he who distrusts himself.
The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love.
Self-love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them; and we judge of their merit by the manner in which they act towards us.