Some Good Qualities Are Like The Senses:

The Fondness Or Indifference That The Philosophers Expressed For Life Was Merely A Preference Inspired By Their Self-love, And Will No More Bear Reasoning Upon Than The Relish Of The Palate Or The Choice Of Colors.

Death And The Sun Are Not To Be Looked At Steadily.

The Most Brilliant Fortunes Are Often Not Worth The Littleness Required To Gain Them.

A Refusal Of Praise Is A Desire To Be Praised Twice.

Men Sometimes Think They Hate Flattery, But They Hate Only The Manner Of Flattering.