There Are People Who Would Never Have

Confidence In Conversation Has A Greater Share Than Wit.

A Small Degree Of Wit, Accompanied By Good Sense, Is Less Tiresome In The Long Run Than A Great Amount Of Wit Without It.

Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible, Just As Light Does The Objects Of Sight.

Love Of Glory, Fear Of Shame, Greed For Fortune, The Desire To Make Life Agreeable And Comfortable, And The Wish To Depreciate Others - All Of These Are Often The Causes Of The Bravery That Is Spoken So Highly Of By Men.

Gratitude Is A Useless Word. You Will Find It In A Dictionary But Not In Life.