Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.

The health of the soul is something we can be no more sure of than that of the body; and though a man may seem far from the passions, yet he is in as much danger of falling into them as one in a perfect state of health of having a fit of sickness.

It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action.

Novelty is to love like bloom to fruit; it gives a luster which is easily effaced, but never returns.