Conceit Causes More Conversation Than Wit.

We Never Desire Strongly, What We Desire Rationally.

Philosophy Triumphs Easily Over Past Evils And Future Evils, But Present Evils Triumph Over It.

What Makes The Pain We Feel From Shame And Jealousy So Cutting Is That Vanity Can Give Us No Assistance In Bearing Them.

Numberless Arts Appear Foolish Whose Secret Motives Are Most Wise And Weighty.

We Often Brag That We Are Never Bored With Ourselves, And Are So Vain As Never To Think Ourselves Bad Company.