Ridicule Dishonors A Man More Than Dishonor

If We Have Not Peace Within Ourselves, It Is In Vain To Seek It From Outward Sources.

We Are Eager To Believe That Others Are Flawed Because We Are Eager To Believe In What We Wish For.

The Best Way To Rise In Society Is To Use All Possible Means Of Persuading People That One Has Already Risen In Society.

Gallantry Of Mind Consists In Saying Flattering Things In An Agreeable Manner.

What Men Have Called Friendship Is Only A Social Arrangement, A Mutual Adjustment Of Interests, An Interchange Of Services Given And Received; It Is, In Sum, Simply A Business From Which Those Involved Propose To Derive A Steady Profit For Their Own Self-love.