Nature Makes Merit, And Fortune Puts It

There Are People Who, Like New Songs, Are In Vogue Only For A Time.

Strength And Weakness Of Mind Are Misnomers; They Are Really Nothing But The Good Or Bad Health Of Our Bodily Organs.

The Qualities We Have Do Not Make Us So Ridiculous As Those Which We Affect To Have. [fr., On N'est Jamais Si Ridicule Par Les Qualites Que L'on A Que Par Celles Que L'on Affecte D'avoir.]

Youth Changes Its Tastes By The Warmth Of Its Blood; Age Retains Its Tastes By Habit.

If You Cannot Find Peace In Yourself, It Is Useless To Look For It Elsewhere.