Old Fools Are Greater Fools Than Young

Some People Displease With Merit, And Others' Very Faults And Defects Are Pleasing.

Few People Have The Wisdom To Prefer The Criticism That Would Do Them Good, To The Praise That Deceives Them.

Avarice Often Produces Opposite Results: There Are An Infinite Number Of Persons Who Sacrifice Their Property To Doubtful And Distant Expectations; Others Mistake Great Future Advantages For Small Present Interests.

The Shame That Arises From Praise Which We Do Not Deserve Often Makes Us Do Things We Should Otherwise Never Have Attempted.

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