Virtue Would Not Make Such Advances If

The Confidence Which We Have In Ourselves Give Birth To Much Of That, Which We Have In Others.

Humility Is Often A False Front We Employ To Gain Power Over Others.

Philosophy Triumphs Easily Over Past Evils And Future Evils, But Present Evils Triumph Over It.

Sincerity Is A Certain Openness Of Heart. It Is To Be Found In Very Few, And What We Commonly Look Upon To Be So Is Only A Cunningsort Of Dissimulation, To Insinuate Ourselves Into The Confidence Of Others.

Preserving Health By Too Severe A Rule Is A Worrisome Malady.