To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.

Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence.

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty.

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.