A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it.

It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action.

Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.

We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others.

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

The qualities we have, make us so ridiculous as those which we affect.