Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than with theperson they love.

No one thinks fortune so blind as those she has been least kind to.

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.

The judgments our enemies make about us come nearer to the truth than those we make about ourselves.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

Ridicule dishonours more than dishonour.

Second-rate minds usually condemn everything beyond their grasp.