The weak-minded man is the slave of his vices and the dupe of his virtues.
It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.
That experience which does not make us better makes us worse.
What we gain by experience is not worth that we lose in illusion
Our virtues live upon our incomes; our vices consume our capital.
The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it.