Defeat Serves To Enlighten Us.

The Policy Of Adapting One's Self To Circumstances Makes All Ways Smooth.

Three Things Characterize Man: Person, Fate, Merit--the Harmony Of These Constitutes Real Grandeur.

You Can Depend On No Man, On No Friend, But Him Who Can Depend On Himself.

Existence Is Self-enjoyment, By Means Of Some Object Distinct From Ourselves.

She Neglects Her Heart Who Too Closely Studies Her Glass.