Reason Is The Historian, But Passions Are

Reason Is An Historian, But The Passions Are Actors.

Of Every Ten Persons Who Talk About You, Nine Will Say Something Bad, And The Tenth Will Say Something Good In A Bad Way.

True Felicity Consists Of Its Own Consciousness.

The Absolute Ruler May Be A Nero, But He Is Sometimes A Titus Or Marc Aurelius; The People Is Often Nero, But Never Marc Aurelius.

Rumor, Once Started, Rushes On Like A River, Until It Mingles With, And Is Lost In The Sea.