The Most Effectual Way To Be Deceived

The Dullness Of Certain People Is Sometimes A Sufficient Security Against The Attack Of An Artful Man.

The Man That Thinks He Loves His Mistress For Her Own Sake Is Mightily Mistaken.

It Is Easier To Rule Others Than To Keep From Being Ruled Oneself.

Our Virtues Are Often, In Reality, No Better Than Vices Disguised.

Moderation Is Caused By The Fear Of Exciting The Envy And Contempt Which Those Merit Who Are Intoxicated With Their Good Fortune; It Is A Vain Display Of Our Strength Of Mind, And In Short The Moderation Of Men At Their Greatest Height Is Only A Desire To Appear Greater Than Their Fortune.