Our foibles are really what make us lovable.
A state of true and universal tolerance is best ensured by leaving alone the peculiarities of men and peoples.
On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.
The confidant of my vices is my master, though he were my valet.
Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do.
I hate all explanations; they who make them deceive either themselves or the other party,-generally both.