We Are Much Harder On People Who

Men May Boast Of Their Great Actions; But They Are More Often The Effects Of Chance Than Of Design.

It Is Easier To Rule Others Than To Keep From Being Ruled Oneself.

We Often In Our Misfortunes Take That For Constancy And Patience Which Is Only Dejection Of Mind; We Suffer Without Daring To Holdup Our Heads, Just As Cowards Let Themselves Be Knocked On The Head Because They Have Not Courage To Strike Back.

Conceit Causes More Conversation Than Wit.

Nothing Is Rarer Than True Good Nature; They Who Are Reputed To Have It Are Generally Only Pliant Or Weak.