Self-interest Makes Some People Blind, And Others

No Men Are Oftener Wrong Than Those That Can Least Bear To Be So.

It Is Not Expedient Or Wise To Examine Our Friends Too Closely; Few Persons Are Raised In Our Esteem By A Close Examination.

Every One Speaks Well Of His Own Heart, But No One Dares Speak Well Of His Own Mind.

The Sicknesses Of The Soul Have Their Ups And Downs Like Those Of The Body; What We Take To Be A Cure Is Most Often Merely A Respite Or Change Of Disease.

Cunning And Treachery Are The Offspring Of Incapacity.