The Caprice Of Our Temper Is Even

Moderation In People Who Are Contented Comes From That Calm That Good Fortune Lends To Their Spirit.

Humility Is Often A False Front We Employ To Gain Power Over Others.

The Constancy Of Sages Is Nothing But The Art Of Locking Up Their Agitation In Their Hearts.

Absence Cools Moderate Passions, And Inflames Violent Ones; Just As The Wind Blows Out Candles, But Kindles Fires.

There Is A Sort Of Love Whose Very Excessiveness Prevents The Lover's Being Jealous.