For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

In every walk of life each man puts on a personality and outward appearance so as to look what he wants to be thought; in fact you might say that society is entirely made up of assumed personalities.

Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.

Jealousy is in a manner just and reasonable, as it tends to preserve a good which belongs, or which we believe belongs to us, on the other hand envy is a fury which cannot endure the happiness of others.

No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

Nothing is rarer than real goodness.