The Counsels Of Old Age Give Light

Mediocre Men Sometimes Fear Great Office, And When They Do Not Aim At It, Or When They Refuse It, All That Is To Be Concluded Is That They Are Aware Of Their Mediocrity.

We Often Quarrel With The Unfortunate To Get Rid Of Pitying Them.

Our Opinion Of Others Is Not So Variable As Our Opinion Of Ourselves.

We Can Love With All Our Hearts Those In Whom We Recognize Great Faults. It Would Be Impertinent To Believe That Perfection Alone Has The Right To Please Us; Sometimes Our Weaknesses Attach Us To Each Other As Much As Our Virtues.

Commerce Is The School Of Cheating.