Most Men, Like Plants, Possess Hidden Qualities

Men Sometimes Think They Hate Flattery, But They Hate Only The Manner Of Flattering.

It Is Difficult To Define Love; All We Can Say Is, That In The Soul It Is A Desire To Rule, In The Mind It Is A Sympathy, And In The Body It Is A Hidden And Delicate Wish To Possess What We Love-plus Many Mysteries.

One Man May Be More Cunning Than Another, But No One Can Be More Cunning Than All The World.

We Are Nearer Loving Those Who Hate Us Than Those Who Love Us More Than We Wish.

It Is Given To Few Persons To Keep This Secret Well. Those Who Lay Down Rules Too Often Break Them, And The Safest We Are Able To Give Is To Listen Much, To Speak Little, And To Say Nothing That That Will Ever Give Ground Or Regret.