We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

Loyalty is in most people only a ruse used by self-interest to attract confidence.

The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.