False glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are frivolous, and which for a man to value himself on would be a scandalous error.

An assembly of the states, a court of justice, shows nothing so serious and grave as a table of gamesters playing very high; a melancholy solicitude clouds their looks; envy and rancor agitate their minds while the meeting lasts, without regard to friendship, alliances, birth or distinctions.

False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie.

Extremes are vicious, and proceed from men; compensation is just, and proceeds from God.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

Women are extreme; they are better than men, or worse.

To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.