There is a kind of greatness which does not depend upon fortune;It is a certain manner that distinguishes us, and which seems to destine us for great things;It is the value we insensibly set upon ourselves;it is by this quality,that we gain the deference of other men,and it is this which commonly raises us more above them,than birth,rank,or even merit itself.

En la adversidad de nuestros mejores amigos siempre encontramos algo que no nos desagrada

En la amistad como en el amor se es más feliz por las cosas que se ignoran que por las que se saben".

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

Jesteśmy tak przyzwyczajeni grać komedię wobec drugich, iż w końcu gramy komedię wobec samych siebie.

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather thanmeans, that men fail of success.

It is with true love as with ghosts and apparitions: Every one talks of it, and scarcely any one has seen it

He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think.

People offer advice, but they do not give at the same time the wisdom to benefit from it.

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