It is worth nothing to be young without being beautiful, nor to be beautiful without being young.

The duration of our passions is no more dependent on ourselves than the duration of our lives.

Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill.

We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.

When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices.

The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love.

The boldest stroke and best act of friendship is not to disclose our own failings to a friend, but to show him his own.