There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.