No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so.

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.

A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them.

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

We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.