One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

The applause we give those who are new to society often proceeds from a secret envying of those already established.

It is easier to fall in love when you are out of it than to get out of it when you are in.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill.

It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves.