The Temperament That Produces A Talent For

Our Enemies Come Nearer The Truth In The Opinions They Form Of Us Than We Do In Our Opinion Of Ourselves.

A Readiness To Believe Ill Of Others, Before We Have Duly Examined It, Is The Effect Of Laziness And Pride. We Are Eager To Find Aculprit, And Loath To Give Ourselves The Trouble Of Examining The Crime.

Few Things Are Impossible In Themselves: Application To Make Them Succeed Fails Us More Often Than The Means.

The Extreme Delight We Experience In Talking About Ourselves Should Warn Us That Those Who Listen Do Not Share It.

There Are Some Who Never Would Have Loved If They Never Had Heard It Spoken Of.