The fears of old age disturb us, yet how few attain it?

Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste.

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!

One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched.

High birth is a gift of fortune which should never challenge esteem towards those who receive it, since it costs them neither study nor labor.

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.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.