There Are More Defects In Temperament Than

There Are Some Faults Which, When Well Managed, Make A Greater Figure Than Virtue Itself.

Ridicule Dishonours More Than Dishonour.

We Are Better Pleased To See Those On Whom We Confer Benefits Than Those From Whom We Receive Them.

Clemency, Which We Make A Virtue Of, Proceeds Sometimes From Vanity, Sometimes From Indolence, Often From Fear, And Almost Always From A Mixture Of All Three.

Timidity Is A Fault For Which It Is Dangerous To Reprove Persons Whom We Wish To Correct Of It.