Jealousy Is Not So Much The Love

Moderation Is Represented As A Virtue In Order To Restrain The Ambition Of Great Men, And To Console Those Of A Meaner Condition In Their Lesser Merit And Fortune.

To Praise Great Actions With Sincerity May Be Said To Be Taking Part In Them.

We Often Shed Tears That Deceive Ourselves After Deceiving Others.

We Seldom Praise Anyone In Good Earnest, Except Such As Admire Us.

Magnanimity Is Sufficiently Defined By Its Name, Nevertheless One Can Say It Is The Good Sense Of Pride, The Most Noble Way Of Receiving Praise.