Some Disguised Deceits Counterfeit Truth So Perfectly

It Is A Mistake To Imagine, That The Violent Passions Only, Such As Ambition And Love, Can Triumph Over The Rest. Idleness, Languid As It Is, Often Masters Them All; She Influences All Our Designs And Actions, And Insensibly Consumes And Destroys Both Passions And Virtues.

The Art Of Using Moderate Abilities To Advantage Often Brings Greater Results Than Actual Brilliance

Numberless Arts Appear Foolish Whose Secret Motives Are Most Wise And Weighty.

Decency Is The Least Of All Laws, But Yet It Is The Law Which Is Most Strictly Observed.

Some Men Are So Full Of Themselves That When They Fall In Love, They Amuse Themselves Rather With Their Own Passion Than With Theperson They Love.