We Pardon To The Extent That We

We Easily Forget Our Faults When No One Knows Them But Ourselves.

Perfect Valor Is To Do, Without A Witness, All That We Could Do Before The Whole World.

Luxury And Excessive Refinement Are Sure Forerunners Of The Decadence Of States, Because When All Individuals Seek Their Own Interests They Neglect The Public Weal.

The Duration Of Our Passions Is No More Dependent On Ourselves Than The Duration Of Our Lives.

Though Most Of The Friendships Of The World Ill Deserve The Name Of Friendships; Yet A Man May Make Use Of Them On Occasion, As Of A Traffic Whose Returns Are Uncertain, And In Which 'tis Usual To Be Cheated.