To Be Happy, We Must Be True

Man Is A Make-believe Animal: He Is Never So Truly Himself As When He Is Acting A Part.

Let A Man's Talents Or Virtues Be What They May, He Will Only Feel Satisfaction In His Society As He Is Satisfied In Himself.

A Great Chessplayer Is Not A Great Man, For He Leaves The World As He Found It.

The Assumption Of Merit Is Easier, Less Embarrassing, And More Effectual Than The Actual Attainment Of It.

The Silence Of A Friend Commonly Amounts To Treachery. His Not Daring To Say Anything In Our Behalf Implies A Tacit Censure.