Friendship May Sometimes Step A Few Paces

A Little Praise Is Good For A Shy Temper; It Teaches It To Rely On The Kindness Of Others.

The Very Beautiful Rarely Love At All; Those Precious Images Are Placed Above The Reach Of The Passions: Time Alone Is Permitted To Efface Them.

Those Who Speak Against The Great Do Not Usually Speak From Morality, But From Envy.

Merit Has Rarely Risen Of Itself, But A Pebble Or A Twig Is Often Quite Sufficient For It To Spring From To The Highest Ascent. There Is Usually Some Baseness Before There Is Any Elevation.

The Highest Price We Can Pay For Anything; Is To Ask It.