Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.

Hope is the last thing that dies in man.

Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon themselves. It is a vain boasting of the greatness of our mind.

Those great and glorious actions that dazzle our eyes with their luster are represented by statesmen as the result of great wisdomand excellent design; whereas, in truth, they are commonly the effects of the humors and passions.

What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.

The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals.

One is never as happy or as unhappy as one thinks.