The Less You Trust Others, The Less

Ability Wins Us The Esteem Of The True Men; Luck, That Of The People.

The Passions Possess A Certain Injustice And Self Interest Which Makes It Dangerous To Follow Them, And In Reality We Should Distrust Them Even When They Appear Most Trustworthy.

The Passions Of Youth Are Not More Dangerous To Health Than Is The Lukewarmness Of Old Age.

Passion Often Makes A Fool Of The Cleverest Man And Often Makes The Most Foolish Men Clever

There Is Something To Be Said For Jealousy, Because It Only Designs The Preservation Of Some Good Which We Either Have Or Think Wehave A Right To. But Envy Is A Raging Madness That Cannot Bear The Wealth Or Fortune Of Others.