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.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.

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

To think to be wise alone is a very great folly.

The only thing that should astonish us is that anything can yet astonish us.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.