The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?

Fortunate persons hardly ever amend their ways: they always imagine that they are in the right when fortune upholds their bad conduct.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

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