The More Able A Man Is, If

One Believes In What One Wants To Believe In.

What A Man Wishes, He Will Believe.

All Speech Is Vain And Empty Unless It Be Accompanied By Action.

Nothing Is More Easy Than To Deceive One's Self, As Our Affections Are Subtle Persuaders.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery. These May, Perhaps, Succeed For Once, And Borrow For Awhile, From Hope, A Gay And Flourishing Appearance. But Time Betrays Their Weakness, And They Fall Into Ruin Of Themselves. For, As In Structures Of Every Kind, The Lower Parts Should Have The Greatest Firmness--so The Grounds And Principles Of Actions Should Be Just And True.