We Do Not Like To Praise, And

The Only Thing That Should Astonish Us Is That Anything Can Yet Astonish Us.

Self-interest Makes Some People Blind, And Others Sharp-sighted.

Reconciliation With Our Enemies Is Simply A Desire To Better Our Condition, A Weariness Of War, Or The Fear Of Some Unlucky Thing From Occurring.

To Establish Ourselves In The World, We Have To Do All We Can To Appear Established. To Succeed In The World, We Do Everything We Can To Appear Successful.

Before We Set Our Hearts Too Much Upon Anything, Let Us Examine How Happy They Are, Who Already Possess It.