A Man Is Sometimes Better Off Deceived

Envy Is Destroyed By True Friendship, As Coquetry By True Love.

The Happiness And Misery Of Men Depend No Less On Temper Than Fortune.

Truth Does Less Good In The World Than Its Appearances Do Harm.

What Renders Us So Changeable In Our Friendship Is, That It Is Difficult To Know The Qualities Of The Soul, But Easy To Know Those Of The Mind.

Men And Things Have Each Their Proper Perspective; To Judge Rightly Of Some It Is Necessary To See Them Near, Of Others We Can Never Judge Rightly But At A Distance.