We sometimes differ more widely from ourselves than we do from others.

Sobriety is love of health, or inability to eat much.

The vices enter into the composition of the virtues, as poisons into that of medicines. Prudence collects and arranges them, and uses them beneficially against the ills of life.

Hope and fear are inseparable.

Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills.

It is easier to fall in love when you are out of it than to get out of it when you are in.

We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.