Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

Το know how to profit by good advice, requires nearly as much ability as to know how to act for one'self.

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with.

There are few good women who do not tire of their role.

It is more often from pride than from defective understanding that people oppose established opinions: they find the best places taken in the good party and are reluctant to accept inferior ones.