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

Moderation resembles temperance. We are not so unwilling to eat more, as afraid of doing ourselves harm by it.

A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease to hope, or to fear.

Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding.

It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.