It is base to take advantage of our rank or greatness by making fun of those placed beneath us in life.

It is a singular characteristic of love that we cannot hide it where it exists, or pretend it where it does not exist.

There are many people who are so inclined to say "no" that the "no" always precedes whatever we say to them. This negative quality makes them so disagreeable that, even if they do what we want them to or agree with what we say, they always lose the pleasure that they might have received had they not started off so badly.

We are more put off by people who parade their dignity than by people who show off their wardrobes. When people have to trick themselves out to gain attention, it is a sure sign that they are unworthy of it. If we want to make ourselves worthy, we can do so only by the innate eminence conferred by virtue. We hold great people in esteem more for the qualities of their soul than for the qualities of their fortune.

We need not regard what good a friend has done us, but only his desire to do us good.

There is always enough self-love hidden beneath the greatest devoutness to set limits on charity.

It is base to take advantage of our rank or greatness by making fun of those placed beneath us in life.