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Everyone Praises His Heart, None Dare Praise Their Understanding.

It Is As Commendable To Think Well Of Oneself When Alone, As It Is Ridiculous To Speak Well Of Oneself Among Others.

A Man Often Thinks He Rules Himself, When All The While He Is Ruled And Managed; And While His Understanding Directs One Design, His Affections Imperceptibly Draw Him Into Another.

We Torment Ourselves Rather To Make It Appear That We Are Happy Than To Become So.

It Is Most Difficult To Speak When We Are Ashamed Of Being Silent.