Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.
Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
There are certain people fated to be fools; they not only commit follies by choice, but are even constrained to do so by fortune.
Our greediness so often troubles us, making us run after so many things at the same time, that while we too eagerly look after the least we miss the greatest.