Few Know How To Be Old.

One Is Never Fortunate Or As Unfortunate As One Imagines.

To Boast That One Never Flirts Is Actually A Kind Of Flirtation.

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.

The Happiness And Misery Of Men Depend No Less On Temper Than Fortune.

The Greatest Part Of Intimate Confidences Proceed From A Desire Either To Be Pitied Or Admired.