“When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.”

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

In love we often doubt what we most believe.

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

The first thing dictators do is finish free press, to establish censorship. There is no doubt that a free press is the first enemy of dictatorship.

It’s not that I want to be, but it’s a fascination of the mind and it plays a role in why I want to live my life a certain way.

The probability that we face global warming caused by fossil fuels is now so overwhelming that it is legitimate to doubt the motives of those who deny it

The more I am aware of my mortality the better person I am and the better I am at choosing a life that is aware of its beauty.

I am afraid of the worst, but I am not sure what that is.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.