Great Men Are Sometimes So Even In

Despair Puts The Last Touch Not Only To Our Misery But Also To Our Weakness.

You Can Purchase The Mind Of Pascal For A Crown. Pleasures Even Cheaper Are Sold To Those Who Give Themselves Up To Them. It Is Only Luxuries And Objects Of Caprice That Are Rare And Difficult To Obtain; Unfortunately They Are The Only Things That Touch The Curiosity And Taste Of Ordinary Men.

The Fool Is Like Those People Who Think Themselves Rich With Little.

Sometimes A Lengthened Period Of Prosperity Melts Away In A Moment; Just As The Heat Of Summer Flies Before A Day Of Tempest.

He Who Seeks Fame By The Practice Of Virtue Asks Only For What He Deserves.