Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

If some persons died and others did not die death would indeed be a terrible affliction.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.