A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

The grace of novelty and the length of habit, though so very opposite to one another, yet agree in this, that they both alike keepus from discovering the faults of our friends.

The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.