It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
A woman always has her revenge ready.
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
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