Cunning And Treachery Proceed From Want Of

It Is More Often From Pride Than From Defective Understanding That People Oppose Established Opinions: They Find The Best Places Taken In The Good Party And Are Reluctant To Accept Inferior Ones.

There Are Few Good Women Who Do Not Tire Of Their Role.

Luxury And Excessive Refinement Are Sure Forerunners Of The Decadence Of States, Because When All Individuals Seek Their Own Interests They Neglect The Public Weal.

Fancy Sets The Value On The Gifts Of Fortune.

Few Are Sufficiently Wise To Prefer Censure Which Is Useful To Praise Which Is Treacherous.