We Often Boast That We Are Never

The Only Good Imitations Are Those That Poke Fun At Bad Originals.

We Often Bore Others When We Think We Cannot Possibly Bore Them.

We Are Never So Ridiculous Through What We Are As Through What We Pretend To Be.

The Person Giving The Advice Returns The Confidence Placed In Him With A Disinterested Eagerness... And He Is Usually Guided Only By His Own Interest Or Reputation.

Moderation Cannot Have The Credit Of Combatiug And Subduing Ambition, They Are Never Found Together. Moderation Is The Languor And Indolence Of The Soul, As Ambition Is Its Activity And Ardor.