The Older A Fool Is, The Worse

It Is Necessary, In Order To Know Things Well, To Know The Particulars Of Them; And These, Being Infinite, Make Our Knowledge Eversuperficial And Imperfect.

Happiness Is In The Taste, And Not In The Things Themselves; We Are Happy From Possessing What We Like, Not From Possessing What Others Like.

Humility Is Often A False Front We Employ To Gain Power Over Others.

The Evil That We Do Does Not Attract To Us So Much Persecution And Hatred As Our Good Qualities.

He Is A Truly Virtuous Man Who Wishes Always To Be Open To The Observation Of Honest Men.