He Who Seeks Fame By The Practice

It Is Of No Use To Possess A Lively Wit If It Is Not Of The Right Proportion: The Perfection Of A Clock Is Not To Go Fast, But To Be Accurate.

Hope Animates The Wise, And Lures The Presumptuous And Indolent Who Repose Inconsiderately On Her Promises.

We Are Not Greatly Pleased That Our Friends Should Respect Our Good Qualities If They Venture To Perceive Our Faults.

Vice Stirs Up War, Virtue Fights.

The Fool Is Like Those People Who Think Themselves Rich With Little.