The hate of favourites is only a love of favour. The envy of NOT possessing it, consoles and softens its regrets by the contempt it evinces for those who possess it, and we refuse them our homage, not being able to detract from them what attracts that of the rest of the world.

The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.

The greatest part of our faults are more excusable than the methods that are commonly taken to conceal them.

There are good marriages, but there are no delightful ones.

There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.

The less you trust others, the less you will be deceived.

If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.