Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

Reflection brakes men cowards. There is no object that can be put in competition with life, unless it is viewed through the medium of passion, and we are hurried away by the impulse of the moment.

Reflection makes men cowards.

The greatest reverses of fortune are the most easily borne from a sort of dignity belonging to them.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. I am then never less alone than when alone.