The Caprice Of Our Temper Is Even

The Intention Of Never Deceiving Often Exposes Us To Deception.

The Duration Of Our Passions Is No More Dependent On Ourselves Than The Duration Of Our Lives.

It Is Easier To Appear Worthy Of A Position One Does Not Hold, Than Of The Office Which One Fills.

When We Disclaim Praise, It Is Only Showing Our Desire To Be Praised A Second Time.

For Envy, Like Lightning, Generally Strikes At The Top Or Any Point Which Sticks Out From The Ordinary Level. Lucretius, De Rerum Natura Our Envy Always Outlives The Felicity Of Its Object.