What Keeps Us From Abandoning Ourselves Entirely

Fortune Turns All Things To The Advantage Of Those On Whom She Smiles.

There Is A Kind Of Elevation Which Does Not Depend On Fortune; It Is A Certain Air Which Distinguishes Us, And Seems To Destine Us For Great Things; It Is A Price Which We Imperceptibly Set Upon Ourselves.

There Are People Who, Like New Songs, Are In Vogue Only For A Time.

Moderation Is Caused By The Fear Of Exciting The Envy And Contempt Which Those Merit Who Are Intoxicated With Their Good Fortune; It Is A Vain Display Of Our Strength Of Mind, And In Short The Moderation Of Men At Their Greatest Height Is Only A Desire To Appear Greater Than Their Fortune.

Gracefulness Is To The Body What Understanding Is To The Mind.