The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves |
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest |
The wit of most women rather strengthens their folly than their reason. |
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices. |
The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself |
The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself |
Theater dates very quickly. |
There are as many errors of temper as of mind. |
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness. |
There are both heroes of evil and heroes of good. |
There are certain defects which well mounted glitter like virtue itself. |
There are certain good qualities as there are senses, and those who want them can neither perceive nor understand them. |
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess. |
There are few good women who do not tire of their role. |
There are few occasions when we should make a bad bargain by giving up the good on condition that no ill was said of us. |