We Should Desire Very Few Things Passionately

Before Strongly Desiring Anything, We Should Look Carefully Into The Happiness Of Its Present Owner.

The Moderation Of Fortunate People Comes From The Calm Which Good Fortune Gives To Their Tempers.

Extreme Boredom Provides Its Own Antidote.

People Are Often Vain Of Their Passions, Even Of The Worst, But Envy Is A Passion So Timid And Shame-faced That No One Ever Dare Avow Her.

We Have No Patience With Other People's Vanity Because It Is Offensive To Our Own.