The Most Violent Passions Sometimes Leave Us

The Desire To Be Thought Clever Often Prevents A Man From Becoming So.

To Know How To Hide One's Ability Is Great Skill.

Very Few People Are Acquainted With Death. They Undergo It, Commonly, Not So Much Out Of Resolution As Custom And Insensitivity; And Most Men Die Because They Cannot Help It.

A True Friend Is The Greatest Of All Blessings, And That Which We Take The Least Care Of All To Acquire.

The Judgments Our Enemies Make About Us Come Nearer To The Truth Than Those We Make About Ourselves.