We Do Not Wish Ardently For What

Men Frequently Do Good Only To Give Themselves Opportunity Of Doing Ill With Impunity.

We Forgive Just So Long As We Love.

Whatever Pretended Causes We May Blame Our Afflictions Upon, It Is Often Nothing But Self-interest And Vanity That Produce Them.

Good And Bad Fortune Are Found Severally To Visit Those Who Have The Most Of The One Or The Other.

Those Great And Glorious Actions That Dazzle Our Eyes With Their Luster Are Represented By Statesmen As The Result Of Great Wisdomand Excellent Design; Whereas, In Truth, They Are Commonly The Effects Of The Humors And Passions.