“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”

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

“Almost always we are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring.”

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

“How can you expect another to keep a secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?”

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

“We are almost always bored by just those whom we must not find boring.”