There Is Nothing So Unready As Readiness

Reason Is The Historian, But Passions Are The Actors.

There Are Men Who Gain From Their Wealth Only The Fear Of Losing It.

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.

True Felicity Consists Of Its Own Consciousness.

The Mischief Of Children Is Seldom Actuated By Malice; That Of Grown-up People Always Is.