“As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.”
“The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.”
“The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.”
“The passions are the only orators which always persuade.”
“It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.”
“It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one.”
“We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.”
“Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.”
“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye”
“We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.”
“It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.”
“It is great cleverness to know how to conceal our cleverness.”
“Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.”
“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.”
“Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.”
“We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.”
“To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.”
“Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.”
“The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.”
“There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.”
“We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.”
“Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.”
“Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.”
“The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.”
“We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.”
“Quarrels would not last so long if the fault lay only on one side.”
“However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.”
“The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.”
“What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.”
“We forget our faults easily when they are known to ourselves alone.”