Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
It is not always for virtue's sake that women are virtuous.
The vivacity that augments with years is not far from folly.
We feel good and ill only in proportion to our self-love.