A Weak Mind Is The Only Defect

Nothing Hinders A Thing From Being Natural So Much As The Straining Ourselves To Make It Seem So.

Reason Alone Is Insufficient To Make Us Enthusiastic In Any Matter.

It Is As Easy To Deceive One's Self Without Perceiving It, As It Is Difficult To Deceive Others Without Their Finding Out.

Eloquence: Saying The Proper Thing And Stopping.

It Is A Great Act Of Cleverness To Be Able To Conceal One's Being Clever.