There are some good marriages, but practically no delightful ones.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

Nothing is more ridiculous in old people that were once good-looking, than to forget that they are not so still.

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want back seats.

Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.