Rarely Do They Appear Great Before Their

Generosity Lies Less In Giving Much Than In Giving At The Right Moment.

Dissimulation, Even The Most Innocent In Its Nature, Is Ever Productive Of Embarrassment; Whether The Design Is Evil Or Not Artifice Is Always Dangerous And Almost Inevitably Disgraceful.

High Birth Is A Gift Of Fortune Which Should Never Challenge Esteem Towards Those Who Receive It, Since It Costs Them Neither Study Nor Labor.

We Never Deceive People To Benefit Them, For Knavery Is A Compound Of Wickedness And Falsehood.

It Is Motive Alone That Gives Real Value To The Actions Of Men, And Disinterestedness Puts The Cap To It.