If we did not have pride, we would not complain of it in others.
Eloquence: saying the proper thing and stopping.
Silence is the best tactic for he who distrusts himself.
Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill.
Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues.
Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.