That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that which wounds our own.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

The judgments our enemies make about us come nearer to the truth than those we make about ourselves.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.