He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.
We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us.
We have more indolence in the mind than in the body.
Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed.
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others.
We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our desire.