That experience which does not make us better makes us worse.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

The wisest man may always learn something from the humblest peasant.

The virtuous woman flees from danger; she trusts more to her prudence in shunning it than in her strength to overcome it.

Conscience whispers, but interest screams aloud.

Adversity, which makes us indulgent to others, renders them severe towards us.

It is not what we have but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance.