The happiness in marriage depends entirely on luck.
I often marvel at how heavy history can be, because much of it must be pure invention.
I have been a selfish being all my life, not in theory, but in practice.
As is known, businesses can make money, but friendship rarely does.
Nobody complains about having what they don't deserve.
I don't want people to be too nice, as it saves me the trouble of having to like them too much.
I don't mind walking. There are no distances when you have a reason.
The vanity and pride are very different things, although both words are often taken as synonymous. A person can be proud without being vain. Pride refers more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what others may think of us.
The impulses of feeling should be guided by reason.