There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery.

To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they pay so little regard!

As riches and honor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.

Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.

Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.

We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death.

One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too many for the sake of others.