Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.

A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the ashes of one springs the spark of the next.

As uncommon a thing as true love is, it is yet easier to find than true friendship.

Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.

Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.

Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.