The happier the moment the shorter.

The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.

We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.

We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty is ever charming.

We live by reposing trust in each other.

Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.

The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.