We often pay our debts not because it is only fair that we should, but to make future loans easier.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.

If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.

Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily.