Chance Generally Favors The Prudent.

Old Age Takes From The Man Of Intellect No Qualities Save Those That Are Useless To Wisdom.

We Use Up In The Passions The Stuff That Was Given Us For Happiness.

We Live In An Age In Which Superfluous Ideas Abound And Essential Ideas Are Lacking.

A Fluent Writer Always Seems More Talented Than He Is. To Write Well, One Needs A Natural Felicity And An Acquired Difficulty.

God Has Commanded Time To Console The Afflicted.