No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.

Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.

The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.

A woman often thinks she regrets the lover, when she only regrets the love.