Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than with theperson they love.

The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.

Men are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that no one every ever had the confidence to own it.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.