To Praise Great Actions Is In Some

The Applause We Give Those Who Are New To Society Often Proceeds From A Secret Envying Of Those Already Established.

A Small Degree Of Wit, Accompanied By Good Sense, Is Less Tiresome In The Long Run Than A Great Amount Of Wit Without It.

Our Distrust Of Another Justifies His Deceit.

There Are Women Who Never Had An Intrigue; But There Are Scarce Any Who Never Had But One.

We Often Boast That We Are Never Bored; But Yet We Are So Conceited That We Do Not Perceive How Often We Bore Others.