Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones; just as the wind blows out candles, but kindles fires.
We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others.
There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world.
The man who leaves a woman best pleased with herself is the one whom she will soonest wish to see.