Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.

Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity.

Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than with theperson they love.

Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune.

Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.

Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.

Some allow themselves to be overcome by panic, and others charge because they dare not remain at their posts. Some may be found whose courage is strengthened by small perils that prepare them to face greater dangers. Some are daring when facing swords but dread facing bullets; others dread bullets little but fear facing swords a lot.