However Glorious An Action In Itself, It

We Are Lazier In Our Minds Than In Our Bodies.

Innocence Is Lucky If It Finds The Same Protection As Guilt

When We Exaggerate Our Friends' Tenderness Towards Us, It Is Often Less From Gratitude Than From A Desire To Exhibit Our Own Virtue.

Gratitude, In Most Men, Is Only A Strong And Secret Hope Of Greater Favors.

To Be A Great Man It Is Necessary To Know How To Profit By The Whole Of Our Good Fortune.