Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Sobriety is love of health, or inability to eat much.

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.

The tranquility or agitation of our temper does not depend so much on the big things which happen to us in life, as on the pleasant or unpleasant arrangements of the little things which happen daily.

Jealousy is not love, but self-love.

The caprice of our temper is even more whimsical than that of Fortune.

It is much easier to seem fitted for posts we do not fill than for those we do.