Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

Envy and hatred go together. Mutually strengthened by the fact pursue the same object.

How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude!

An inconstant woman is one who is no longer in love; a false woman is one who is already in love with another person; a fickle woman is she who neither knows whom she loves nor whether she loves or not; and the indifferent woman, one who does not love at all.

It is often easier as well as more advantageous to conform to other men's opinions than to bring them over to ours.