The Proportion Of Genius To The Vulgar

Mistrust The Man Who Finds Everything Good, The Man Who Finds Everything Evil And Still More The Man Who Is Indifferent To Everything.

He Who Freely Praises What He Means To Purchase, And He Who Enumerates The Faults Of What He Means To Sell, May Set Up A Partnership With Honesty.

He Who Always Prefaces His Tale With Laughter, Is Poised Between Impertinence And Folly.

Avoid The Eye That Discovers With Rapidity The Bad, And Is Slow To See The Good.

His Calumny Is Not Only The Greatest Benefit A Rogue Can Confer On Us, But The Only Service He Will Perform For Nothing.