In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.
The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
Taste may change, but inclination never.
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.