Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work.
A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
We easily forget our faults when no one knows them but ourselves.
Some reproaches praise; some praises reproach.
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?