It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.

Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Second-rate minds usually condemn everything beyond their grasp.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.