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

Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?