Innocence finds not near so much protection as guilt.
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.
If we resist our passions it is more due to their weakness than to our strength.
He who lives without committing any folly is not so wise as he thinks.
In jealousy there is more self-love than love.
What is perfectly true is perfectly witty.
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness unless he has the strength of character to be wicked. All other goodness is generally nothing but indolence or impotence of will.
It is easier to know mankind in general than man individually.
A fashionable woman is always in love - with herself.
The reason why lovers are never wary of one another is this - they are always talking of themselves.
There are few chaste women who are not tired of their trade.
Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we suppose ourselves to be.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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