Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation? — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
The strong desire for success is the best indication that you can achieve success. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages? — Stanisław I Leszczyński
We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old! — Stanisław I Leszczyński
It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
