Flattery Is False Money, Which Would Not

Misers Mistake Gold For Their Good; Whereas 'tis Only A Means Of Attaining It.

It Is Not In The Power Of Even The Most Crafty Dissimulation To Conceal Love Long, Where It Really Is, Nor To Counterfeit It Long Where It Is Not.

Self-love Makes Our Friends Appear More Or Less Deserving In Proportion To The Delight We Take In Them, And The Measures By Whichwe Judge Of Their Worth Depend Upon The Manner Of Their Conversing With Us.

It Is Sometimes Necessary To Play The Fool To Avoid Being Deceived By Cunning Men.

Minds Of Moderate Caliber Ordinarily Condemn Everthing Which Is Beyond Their Range.