The World More Often Rewards The Appearances

A Man's Happiness Or Unhappiness Depends As Much On His Temperament As On His Destiny.

It Is Often Hard To Determine Whether A Clear, Open, And Honorable Proceeding Is The Result Of Goodness Or Of Cunning.

Silence Is The Best Tactic For He Who Distrusts Himself.

Gratitude Is A Lively Sense Of Benefits To Come.

It Is Not Always From Valor Or From Chastity That Men Are Brave, And Women Chaste.