It Requires No Small Degree Of Ability

We Should Desire Very Few Things Passionately If We Did But Perfectly Know The Nature Of The Things We Desire.

One Kind Of Happiness Is To Know Exactly At What Point To Be Miserable.

Eloquence Resides As Much In The Tone Of Voice, In The Eyes, And In The Expression Of The Face, As In The Choice Of Words.

Most Men, Like Plants, Possess Hidden Qualities Which Chance Discovers.

Self-love Increases Or Diminishes For Us The Good Qualities Of Our Friends, In Proportion To The Satisfaction We Feel With Them; And We Judge Of Their Merit By The Manner In Which They Act Towards Us.