Of all trifles, titles are the lightest.

The true worth of a soul is revealed as much by the motive it attributes to the actions of others as by its own deeds.

In all that surrounds him the egotist sees only the frame of his own portrait.

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

In giving alms, let us rather look at the needs of the poor than his claim to your charity.

There are some errors so sweet that we repent them only to bring them to memory.

No woman dares express all she thinks.