The wretched are in this respect fortunate, that they have the strongest yearning after happiness; and to desire is in some sense to enjoy.

A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.

The look of a gentleman is little else than the reflection of the looks of the world.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

Sincerity has to do with the connexion between our words and thoughts, and not between our beliefs and actions.

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good-fortune.

We uniformly applaud what is right and condemn what is wrong, when it costs us nothing but the sentiment.