We often make use of envenomed praise, that reveals on the rebound, as it were, defects in those praised which we dare not exposeany other way.

We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.

We frequently are troublesome to others, when we think it impossible for us ever to be so.

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.

How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life.

The judgments our enemies make about us come nearer to the truth than those we make about ourselves.

It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.