Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.

A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself.

The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one.

People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit down, nor rise, nor are they silent, nor do they stand up, like people of sense and understanding.

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

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.