We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.

Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice.

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.

Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness.