The Idle Always Have A Mind To

We Are So Presumptuous That We Think We Can Separate Our Personal Interest From That Of Humanity, And Slander Mankind Without Compromising Ourselves.

The Maxims Of Men Reveal Their Characters.

We Must Expect Everything And Fear Everything From Time And From Men.

Nothing But Courage Can Guide Life.

Men Dissimulate Their Dearest, Most Constant, And Most Virtuous Inclination From Weakness And A Fear Of Being Condemned.