To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.

Ideas often flash across our minds more complete than we could make them after much labor.

It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.

Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everthing which is beyond their range.

Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.

The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism

Jealousy is not love, but self-love.