Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us.

Lovers, when they are no longer in love, find it very hard to break up.

It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out.

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.

There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.