Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble.
The qualities we have, make us so ridiculous as those which we affect.
None but great men are capable of having great flaws.
It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.
Fortune turns all things to the advantage of those on whom she smiles.
It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.