Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.

The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw forth the resources of others.

In Friendship we only see those faults which may be prejudicial to our friends. In love we see no faults but those by which we suffer ourselves.

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.

There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their death.

If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.

The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading.