Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

There's nothing people can't contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.

I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.

The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.