A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else.

Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously.

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.

When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this is the only way to make it palatable.

One of man's greatest failings is that he looks almost always for an excuse, in the misfortune that befalls him through his own fault, before looking for a remedy-which means he often finds the remedy too late.

Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages.

She knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average.