It Is Far Better To Be Deceived

Our Actions Are Like Blank Rhymes, To Which Everyone Applies What Sense He Pleases.

Without Humility, We Keep All Our Defects; And They Are Only Crusted Over By Pride, Which Conceals Them From Others, And Often From Ourselves.

Vices Are Ingredients Of Virtues Just As Poisons Are Ingredients Of Remedies. Prudence Mixes And Tempers Them And Uses Them Effectively Against Life's Ills.

We Should Not Judge A Man's Merits By His Great Qualities, But By The Use He Makes Of Them.

We Should Only Affect Compassion, And Carefully Avoid Having Any.