It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.

No fools are so difficult to manage as those with some brains.

Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.

There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.