Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease to hope, or to fear.

Hope and fear are inseparable.

There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.

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

Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur.

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others.