The mind attaches itself by idleness and habit to whatever is easy or pleasant. This habit always places bounds to our knowledge, and no one has ever yet taken the pains to enlarge and expand his mind to the full extent of its capacities. |
The mind cannot long act the role of the heart. |
The mind is always the patsy of the heart. |
The moderation of those who are happy arises from the calm which good fortune bestows upon their temper. |
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her. |
The more one loves the mistress, the nearer one comes to hating her |
The more we love a woman the more prone we are to hate her. |
The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them |
The most certain sign of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy |
The most deceitful persons spend their lives in blaming deceit, so as to use it on some great occasion to promote some great interest. |
The most subtle of our acts is to simulate blindness for snares that we know are set for us. We are never so easily deceived as when trying to deceive. |
The most trying fools are the bright ones |
The most violent passions give some respite, but vanity always disturbs us. |
The name of virtue is as useful to our interest as that of vice. |
The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example |