O, what may man within him hide, though angel on the outward side!
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
Man is an unoriginal animal. Unoriginal within the law in his daily respectable life, equally unoriginal outside the law. If a man commits a crime, any other crime he commits will resemble it closely.
Man is a vain animal.
Love can make devils of men as well as angels.
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.[Ce n’est pas un grand malheur d’obliger des ingrats, mais c’en est un insupportable d’être obligé à un malhonnête homme.]
It is easier to know mankind in general than any particular man.[Il est plus aisé de connaître l’homme en général que de connaître un homme en particulier.]
Ingratitude is what you meet with first and last in this life.
In time we hate that which we often fear.
In the misfortunes of our dearest friends we always find something not entirely displeasing.[Dans l’adversité de nos meilleurs amis, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous déplaît pas.]
In the business of living our faults are often more attractive than our virtues.[Nous plaisons plus souvent dans le commerce de la vie par nos défauts que par nos bonnes qualités.]
