Plenty Of People Want To Be Pious,

A Gentleman May Love Like A Lunatic, But Not Like A Beast.

We Exaggerate The Glory Of Some Men In Order To Detract From That Of Others.

The Contempt Of Riches In Philosophers Was Only A Hidden Desire To Avenge Their Merit Upon The Injustice Of Fortune, By Despising The Very Goods Of Which Fortune Had Deprived Them; It Was A Secret To Guard Themselves Against The Degradation Of Poverty, It Was A Back Way By Which To Arrive At That Distinction Which They Could Not Gain By Riches.

To Know How To Hide One's Ability Is Great Skill.

We Often Pride Ourselves On Even The Most Criminal Passions, But Envy Is A Timid And Shamefaced Passion We Never Dare To Acknowledge.