Truth does less good in the world than its appearances do harm.
We can be more clever than one, but not more clever than all.
It is oftener by the estimation of our own feelings that we exaggerate the good qualities of others than by their merit, and when we praise them we wish to attract their praise.
All women seem by nature to be coquettes.
We often bore others when we think we cannot possibly bore them.
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.