We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.
Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.
We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices.
It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.
Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding.
The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.