To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.

The strong desire for success is the best indication that you can achieve success.

Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.

It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.

Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?

Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge.