We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.
What we take for high-mindedness is very often no other than ambition well disguised, that scorns means interests, only to pursuegreater.
To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.
We pardon to the extent that we love.
It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.
There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.