Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible,

The Happiness And Misery Of Men Depend No Less On Temper Than Fortune.

Moderation Is Like Sobriety: You Would Like To Have Some More, But Are Afraid Of Making Yourself Ill.

The Sicknesses Of The Soul Have Their Ups And Downs Like Those Of The Body; What We Take To Be A Cure Is Most Often Merely A Respite Or Change Of Disease.

The Most Subtle Of Our Acts Is To Simulate Blindness For Snares That We Know Are Set For Us.

Every One Complains Of A Poor Memory, No One Of A Weak Judgment.