People do not mind their faults being spread out before them, but they become impatient if called on to give them up.

Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

if only these treasures were not so fragile as they are precious and beautiful.