Sobriety Is Concern For One's Health -

One Should Treat One's Fate As One Does One's Health; Enjoy It When It Is Good, Be Patient With It When It Is Poor, And Never Attempt Any Drastic Cure Save As An Ultimate Resort.

We Do Not Like To Praise, And Seldom Praise Anyone Without Self-interest.

The Clemency Of Princes Is Often But Policy To Win The Affections Of The People.

The Hunger For Applause Is The Source For All Conscious Literature And Heroism

However Greatly We Distrust The Sincerity Of Those We Converse With, Yet Still We Think They Tell More Truth To Us Than To Anyone Else.