We often do shallow good in order to accomplish evil with impunity.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones.

Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.

If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

Women can less easily surmount their coquetry than their passions.