It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.

A man of understanding finds less difficulty in submitting to a wrong-headed fellow, than in attempting to set him right.

When the soul is ruffled by the remains of one passion, it is more disposed to entertain a new one than when it is entirely curedand at rest from all.

Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.

We never desire strongly, what we desire rationally.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.