Praise, Of All Things, Is The Most

It's Motive Alone Which Gives Character To The Actions Of Men.

A Man May Doubt Of God's Existence When He Is In Good Health, Just As He May Doubt Whether His Relation With A Harlot Is Sinful. When He Falls Ill, When Dropsy Develops, He Leaves His Concubine, And He Believes In God.

Every Hour In Itself, As It Respects Us In Particular, Is The Only One We Can Call Our Own.

When We Are Young We Lay Up For Old Age; When We Are Old We Save For Death.

Most Men Employ The First Part Of Life To Make The Other Part Miserable. [fr., La Plupart Des Hommes Emploient La Premiere Part Vie A Rendre L'autre Miserable.]