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

It is safer to do most men harm than to do them too much good.

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

Though confidence is very fine, and makes the future sunny; I want no confidence for mine, I'd rather have the money

Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of which self-love always expects to gain something.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

Men are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that no one every ever had the confidence to own it.