Loyalty is in most people only a ruse used by self-interest to attract confidence.
There are few good women who do not tire of their role.
There are some faults which, when well managed, make a greater figure than virtue itself.
To think to be wise alone is a very great folly.
Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.
Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills.