Common Sense, To Most People,

The Incentive To Ambition Is The Love Of Power.

We Learn To Curb Our Will And Keep Our Overt Actions Within The Bounds Of Humanity, Long Before We Can Subdue Our Sentiments And Imaginations To The Same Mild Tone.

To Expect An Author To Talk As He Writes Is Ridiculous; Or Even If He Did You Would Find Fault With Him As A Pedant.

Cunning Is The Art Of Concealing Our Own Defects, And Discovering Other People's Weaknesses.

The Vain Man Makes A Merit Of Misfortune, And Triumphs In His Disgrace.