Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also bestowed on us pride, to spare us the pain of being aware of our imperfections.

A man may be sharper than another, but not than all others.

Selfishness is the grand moving principle of nine-tenths of our actions.

Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.

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