What Was Said By The Latin Poet

Worth Begets In Base Minds, Envy; In Great Souls, Emulation.

O Vanity, How Little Is Thy Force Acknowledged Or Thy Operations Discerned! How Wantonly Dost Thou Deceive Mankind Under Different Disguises! Sometimes Thou Dost Wear The Face Of Pity; Sometimes Of Generosity; Nay, Thou Hast The Assurance To Put On Those Glorious Ornaments Which Belong Only To Heroic Virtue.

Can Any Man Have A Higher Notion Of The Rule Of Right And The Eternal Fitness Of Things?

We Should Not Be Too Hasty In Bestowing Either Our Praise Or Censure On Mankind, Since We Shall Often Find Such A Mixture Of Good And Evil In The Same Character, That It May Require A Very Accurate Judgment And A Very Elaborate Inquiry To Determine On Which Side The Balance Turns.

Wisdom Is The Talent Of Buying Virtuous Pleasures At The Cheapest Rate.