Friendship Is Infinitely Better Than

Nothing Is More Disgraceful Than Insincerity.

It Is Difficult To Persuade Mankind That The Love Of Virtue Is The Love Of Themselves.

To Those Who Are Engaged In Commercial Dealings, Justice Is Indispensable For The Conduct Of Business.

But As To The Affection Which Anyone May Have For Us, It Is The First Demand Of Duty That We Do Most For Him Who Loves Us Most; But We Should Measure Affection, Not Like Youngsters, By The Ardour Of Its Passion, But Rather By Its Strength And Constancy.

How Do Our Philosophers Act? Do They Not Inscribe Their Signatures To The Very Essays They Write On The Propriety Of Despising Glory.