Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.

Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.

Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.

The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

We often do shallow good in order to accomplish evil with impunity.

There are fine things that are more brilliant when they are unfinished than when finished too much.