Hope animates the wise, and lures the presumptuous and indolent who repose inconsiderately on her promises.
Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.
A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.
All grand thoughts come from the heart.
Constancy is the chimera of love.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.