Not every great man is a grand human being.

Our greatest indulgence towards a man springs from our despair of him.

The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.

Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.

The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.

It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united.

Where would the power of women be, were it not for the vanity of men?

Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man's life passes him by.

A man with lofty ideas is an uncomfortable neighbor.