Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. art
Prosperity is a great teacher adversity a greater. teacher
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. wisdom
The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature. nature
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. friendship & strength
A wise traveler never despises his own country. travel
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. friendship
The art of pleasing consists in being pleased. art
The incentive to ambition is the love of power. power
A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage. best
I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend at home. home
Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that. best & hope
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. food
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal. being alone
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life. poetry
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may. truth
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. fear
Zeal will do more than knowledge. knowledge
It is not fit that every man should travel it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. travel
If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. faith
Grace in women has more effect than beauty. beauty & women
To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us. aging & nature
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. art & life
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. smile & work
The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves. power
The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature. best & nature
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses. art
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. work
The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right. knowledge & wisdom
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. peace & war
A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. respect
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. courage
There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. religion
Learning is its own exceeding great reward. learning
Rules and models destroy genius and art. art
You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world. travel
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. history
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. nature