Vices Are Often Habits Rather Than Passions.

The Cunning Tempter, By Avoiding The Grossness Of Vice, Often Silences Objections.

The Modest Man Has Everything To Gain, And The Arrogant Man Everything To Lose; For Modesty Has Always To Deal With Generosity, And Arrogance With Envy.

Women Read Each Other At A Single Glance.

The Most Civilized People Are As Near To Barbarism As The Most Polished Steel Is To Rust. Nations, Like Metals, Have Only A Superficial Brilliancy.

Obtuseness Is Sometimes A Virtue.