Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

How often do I lull my seething blood to rest, for you have never seen anything so unsteady, so uncertain, as this heart.

Misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.

Our senses don't deceive us: our judgment does

Very few people love others for what they are; rather, they love what they lend them, their own selves, their own idea of them.

A well-bred carriage is difficult to imitate; for in strictness it is negative, and it implies a long-continued previous training.