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

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

Fortunate persons hardly ever amend their ways: they always imagine that they are in the right when fortune upholds their bad conduct.

Spiritual health is no more stable than bodily; and though we may seem unaffected by the passions we are just as liable to be carried away by them as to fall ill when in good health.

To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities.

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