However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities.
We always like those who admire us.
The older a fool is, the worse he is.
It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding.