We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
Pleasure and satiety live next door to each other.
We forget the origin of a parvenu if he remembers it; we remember it if he forgets it.
Public opinion is a courtesan, whom we seek to please without respecting.
Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.