The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others.
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
Favor exalts a man above his equals, but his dismissal from that favor places him below them.
Languages are the keys of science.
Great things astonish us, and small dishearten us. Custom makes both familiar.
It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.