We all have sufficient fortitude to bear the misfortunes of our friends.
Had we no faults of our own, we should notice them with less pleasure in others.
We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears.
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their impotence to give bad examples.
We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than from our strength.