Society Is Indeed A Contract. ... It

Nobody Made A Greater Mistake Than He Who Did Nothing Because He Could Do Only A Little.

Who Can Know Her, And Himself, And Entertain Much Hope? Who Can See And Know Such A Creature, And Not Love Her To Distraction? She Has All The Softness That Does Not Imply Weakness... She Is Not Made To Be The Admiration Of Everybody, But The Happiness Of One.

The Credulity Of Dupes Is As Inexhaustible As The Invention Of Knaves.

Flattery Is No More Than What Raises In A Man's Mind An Idea Of A Preference Which He Has Not.

No Men Can Act With Effect Who Do Not Act In Concert; No Men Can Act In Concert Who Do Not Act With Confidence; No Men Can Act With Confidence Who Are Not Bound Together With Common Opinions, Common Affections, And Common Interests.