It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.

Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.

It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.

Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.

Great men should not have great faults.

No matter how much care we put into hiding our passions under the appearances of devotion and honor, they can always be seen to peer out through these covers.