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

People would never fall in love if they hadn't heard love talked about.

Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity.

It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.