Great Men Should Not Have Great Faults.

Philosophy Triumphs Easily Over Past Evils And Future Evils, But Present Evils Triumph Over It.

The Reason We Do Not Let Our Friends See The Very Bottom Of Our Hearts Is Not So Much Distrust Of Them As Distrust Of Ourselves.

The Reason That Lovers Never Weary Each Other Is Because They Are Always Talking About Themselves.

Humility Is Often Only Feigned Submission Which People Use To Render Others Submissive. It Is A Subterfuge Of Pride Which Lowers Itself In Order To Rise.

Hope, Deceitful As It Is, Carries Us Through Life Agreeably Enough.