“Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.”

“Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want back seats.”

“If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.”

“The desire to be pitied or to be admired often forms the greater part of our confidence.”

“Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.”

“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”

“Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it. ”