“The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.”

“When not prompted by vanity, we say little.”

“It is a kind of happiness to know just how unhappy we could be.”

“Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.”

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

“It is much easier to extinguish a first desire than to satisfy all of those that follow it.”

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