We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.

It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

We should manage our fortunes as we do our health – enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.