Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from.

The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.

It is a mistake to imagine, that the violent passions only, such as ambition and love, can triumph over the rest. Idleness, languid as it is, often masters them all; she influences all our designs and actions, and insensibly consumes and destroys both passions and virtues.

A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come.

Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune.