Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.

The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.

Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.

Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice.

As the great ones of this world are unable to bestow health of body or peace of mind, we always pay too high a price for any good they can do.