If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.

Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.

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.

Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.

A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.

There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.