Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.
God hath intended our passions to prevail over reason.
Brutes find out where their talents lie; a bear will not attempt to fly.
When dunces are satiric, I take it for a panegyric.
Two women seldom grow intimate but at the expense of a third person.
Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone.