The egoist does not tolerate egoism.

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

We distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

It is impossible to be just if one is not generous.

What is slander? A verdict of "guilty" pronounced in the absence of the accused, with closed doors, without defence or appeal, by an interested and prejudiced judge.

At first we hope too much and later on, not enough.