It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.

The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it.

Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.

Men more easily renounce their interests than their tastes.