Fortune Cures Us Of Many Faults That

Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible, Just As Light Does The Objects Of Sight.

One Should Treat One's Fate As One Does One's Health; Enjoy It When It Is Good, Be Patient With It When It Is Poor, And Never Attempt Any Drastic Cure Save As An Ultimate Resort.

Of All Our Faults, The One That We Excuse Most Easily Is Idleness.

The First Lover Is Kept A Long While, When No Offer Is Made Of A Second.

He Who Imagines He Can Do Without The World Deceives Himself Much; But He Who Fancies The World Cannot Do Without Him Is Still More Mistaken.