Generosity Is The Vanity Of Giving.

Honest People Will Respect Us For Our Merit: The Public, For Our Luck.

A Small Degree Of Wit, Accompanied By Good Sense, Is Less Tiresome In The Long Run Than A Great Amount Of Wit Without It.

Our Merit Gains Us The Esteem Of The Virtuous-our Star That Of The Public.

There Are Few Things We Should Keenly Desire If We Really Knew What We Wanted.

It Is As Easy To Unknowingly Deceive Yourself As It Is To Deceive Others.