It is much easier to seem fitted for posts we do not fill than for those we do.

Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

How can we be answerable for what we shall want in the future, since we have no clear idea of what we want now?

There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.

There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.