The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

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.

Man makes up his mind he will preach, and he preaches.

A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.

The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.

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

Wit is the god of moments, but Genius is the god of ages.