Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.

It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular

Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them.

No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.

A man for whom accident discovers sense, is not a rational being. A man only is so who understands, who distinguishes, who tests it.