Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.
The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.
Our enemies' opinion of us comes closer to the truth than our own.
People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.
It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.
Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.