The More Able A Man Is, If

To Remind A Man Of The Good Turns You Have Done Him Is Very Much Like A Reproach.

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

Good Fortune Is The Greatest Of Blessings, But Good Counsel Comes Next, And The Lack Of It Destroys The Other Also.

Nothing Is So Easy As To Deceive Oneself; For What We Wish, We Readily Believe.

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.