When We Disclaim Praise, It Is Only

It Is Easier To Rule Others Than To Keep From Being Ruled Oneself.

There Are Few People Who Would Not Be Ashamed Of Being Loved When They Love No Longer.

The Height Of Ability Consists In A Thorough Knowledge Of The Real Value Of Things, And Of The Genius Of The Age In Which We Live.

It Is Difficult To Like Those Whom We Do Not Esteem; But It Is No Less So To Like Those Whom We Esteem More Than Ourselves.

The Shame That Arises From Praise Which We Do Not Deserve Often Makes Us Do Things We Should Otherwise Never Have Attempted.