Only vain people wage war against the vanity of others.

He who fears not, is to be feared.

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular.

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society.

People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.

Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.