Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we may fall.

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever

In the human heart there is a ceaseless birth of passions, so that the destruction of one is almost always the establishment of another.

We easily forget our faults when no one knows them but ourselves.

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.