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

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

If one judges love according to the greatest part of the effects it produces, it would appear to resemble rather hatred than kindness.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established.

Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.