Let us not envy some men their accumulated riches; their burden would be too heavy for us; we could not sacrifice, as they do, health, quiet, honor and conscience, to obtain them: It is to pay so dear from them that the bargain is a loss.

Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else.

When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it.

It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune.

Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

Love and friendship exclude each other.