Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another.

There are heroes of wickedness, as there are of goodness.

We are never either so fortunate or so misfortunate as we imagine.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever