He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.

Narrow minds think nothing right that is above their own capacity.

There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.

Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.

There are persons whose only merit consists in saying and doing stupid things at the right time, and who ruin all if they change their manners.