The Greatest Pleasure In Life Is That

Mankind Are A Herd Of Knaves And Fools. It Is Necessary To Join The Crowd, Or Get Out Of Their Way, In Order Not To Be Trampled To Death By Them.

Honesty Is One Part Of Eloquence. We Persuade Others By Being In Earnest Ourselves.

We Grow Tired Of Everything But Turning Others Into Ridicule, And Congratulating Ourselves On Their Defects.

The Discussing The Characters And Foibles Of Common Friends Is A Great Sweetness And Cement Of Friendship.

Rules And Models Destroy Genius And Art.