We Should Desire Very Few Things Passionately

Passion Makes Idiots Of The Cleverest Men, And Makes The Biggest Idiots Clever.

When Fortune Surprises Us By Giving Us Some Great Office Without Having Gradually Led Us To Expect It, Or Without Having Raised Our Hopes, It Is Well Nigh Impossible To Occupy It Well, And To Appear Worthy To Fill It.

There Are Bad People Who Would Be Less Dangerous If They Were Quite Devoid Of Goodness.

Many People Despise Wealth, But Few Know How To Give It Away.

To Achieve Greatness One Should Live As If They Will Never Die.