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.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.

Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.