Our Merit Gains Us The Esteem Of

The Constancy Of The Wise Is Only The Talent Of Concealing The Agitation Of Their Hearts.

We Should Manage Our Fortune As We Do Our Health - Enjoy It When Good, Be Patient When It Is Bad, And Never Apply Violent Remedies Except In An Extreme Necessity

It Is Oftener By The Estimation Of Our Own Feelings That We Exaggerate The Good Qualities Of Others Than By Their Merit, And When We Praise Them We Wish To Attract Their Praise.

All Men Are Equally Proud. The Only Difference Is That Not All Take The Same Methods Of Showing It.

Boredom ... Causes Us To Neglect More Duties Than Does Interest.