Our merit gains us the esteem of the virtuous-our star that of the public.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases.

The reason why lovers are never bored together is that they are always talking of themselves.

We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.

All our qualities, whether good or bad, are unstable and ambiguous, and almost all are at the mery of chance.

Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.