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Women Find It Far More Difficult To Overcome Their Inclination To Coquetry Than To Overcome Their Love.

Humility Is The Altar Upon Which God Wishes That We Should Offer Him His Sacrifices.

Though Most Of The Friendships Of The World Ill Deserve The Name Of Friendships; Yet A Man May Make Use Of Them On Occasion, As Of A Traffic Whose Returns Are Uncertain, And In Which 'tis Usual To Be Cheated.

It Is As Proper To Have Pride In Oneself As It Ridiculous To Show It To Others.

Moderation Is Caused By The Fear Of Exciting The Envy And Contempt Which Those Merit Who Are Intoxicated With Their Good Fortune; It Is A Vain Display Of Our Strength Of Mind, And In Short The Moderation Of Men At Their Greatest Height Is Only A Desire To Appear Greater Than Their Fortune.