“We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.”

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

“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”

“We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.”

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

“If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.”

“One may outwit another, but not all the others.”