Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

We forget our faults easily when they are known to ourselves alone.