Pride Indemnifies Itself And Loses

There Are Women Who Never Had An Intrigue; But There Are Scarce Any Who Never Had But One.

Perseverance Is Neither Praiseworthy Nor Blameworthy; For It Seems To Be Only The Enduring Of Certain Inclinations And Opinions Which Men Neither Give Themselves Nor Take Away From Themselves.

Truth Does Less Good In The World Than Its Appearances Do Harm.

The Qualities We Have Do Not Make Us So Ridiculous As Those Which We Affect To Have. [fr., On N'est Jamais Si Ridicule Par Les Qualites Que L'on A Que Par Celles Que L'on Affecte D'avoir.]

There Are Fine Things That Are More Brilliant When They Are Unfinished Than When Finished Too Much.