For a woman to be at once a coquette and a bigot is more than the humblest of husbands can bear; she should mercifully choose between the two.

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.

It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing; if it is not covered with flowers, with fruit trees and grains, it produces briers and pines. It is the same with man; if he is not virtuous, he becomes vicious.

The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.

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

A modest man never talks of himself.

Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own.