We often persuade ourselves to love people who are more powerful than we are, yet interest alone produces our friendship; we do not give our hearts away for the good we wish to do, but for that we expect to receive.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

He is safe who admits no one to his confidence.

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.

Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.