It Is A Wearisome Disease To Preserve

Sincerity Is A Certain Openness Of Heart. It Is To Be Found In Very Few, And What We Commonly Look Upon To Be So Is Only A Cunningsort Of Dissimulation, To Insinuate Ourselves Into The Confidence Of Others.

Everyone Takes Pleasure In Returning Small Obligations, Many People Acknowledge Moderate Ones; But There Are Only A Scarce Few Who Do Not Pay Great Ones With Ingratitude.

Ridicule Dishonours More Than Dishonour.

We Often Act Treacherously More From Weakness Than From A Fixed Motive.

Weakness Of Character Is The Only Defect Which Cannot Be Amended.