Hope, Deceitful As It Is, Carries Us

Perseverance Is Neither Praiseworthy Nor Blameworthy; For It Seems To Be Only The Enduring Of Certain Inclinations And Opinions Which Men Neither Give Themselves Nor Take Away From Themselves.

The Sure Way To Be Cheated Is To Think One's Self More Cunning Than Others.

We Are Almost Always Wearied In The Company Of Persons With Whom We Are Not Permitted To Be Weary.

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.

Bravery In Simple Soldiers Is A Dangerous Trade, To Which They Have Bound Themselves To Get Their Livelihood.