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We always get bored with those whom we bore.
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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