The great chastisement of a knave is not to be known, but to know himself.
It is more pitiable once to have been rich than not to be rich now.
The wonderful fortune of some writers deludes and leads to misery a great number of young people.
Public opinion is a courtesan, whom we seek to please without respecting.
Perfect servants would be the worst of all for certain masters, whose happiness consists in finding fault with them.
Of all trifles, titles are the lightest.