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

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

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

Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it.

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