We Often Boast That We Are Never

Flattery Is False Money, Which Would Not Be Current Were It Not For Our Vanity.

A Man Convinced Of His Own Merit Will Accept Misfortune As An Honor, For Thus Can He Persuade Others, As Well As Himself, That He Is A Worthy Target For The Arrows Of Fate.

Men Give Away Nothing So Liberally As Their Advice.

The Greatest Fault Of A Penetrating Wit Is To Go Beyond The Mark.

It Is Only Persons Of Firmness That Can Have Real Gentleness. Those Who Appear Gentle Are, In General, Only A Weak Character, Which Easily Changes Into Asperity.