There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.

The contempt of riches in philosophers was only a hidden desire to avenge their merit upon the injustice of fortune, by despising the very goods of which fortune had deprived them; it was a secret to guard themselves against the degradation of poverty, it was a back way by which to arrive at that distinction which they could not gain by riches.

Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise.

We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.

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

Our hopes, often though they deceive us, lead us pleasantly along the path of life.