Duty is what goes most against the grain, because in doing that we do only what we are strictly obliged to, and are seldom much praised for it.
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much.
He who has lived a day has lived an age.
This great misfortune, to be incapable of solitude.
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side.
Caprice in women often infringes upon the rules of decency.