We Give Advice, But We Cannot Give

Propriety Is The Least Of All Laws, And The Most Observed.

Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible, Just As Light Does The Objects Of Sight.

Our Good Qualities Expose Us More To Hatred And Persecution Than All The Ill We Do.

We Are Always Bored By The Very People By Whom It Is Vital Not To Be Bored.

Innocence Is Lucky If It Finds The Same Protection As Guilt