We forget the origin of a parvenu if he remembers it; we remember it if he forgets it.

The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.

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

The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it.

There is certainly no beauty on earth which exceeds the natural loveliness of woman.

Those virtues which cost us dear prove that we love God; those which are easy to us prove that He loves us.

Religion is the hospital of the souls that the world has wounded.