Innocence Does Not Find Near

The Mark Of Extraordinary Merit Is To See Those Most Envious Of It Constrained To Praise.

However Glorious An Action In Itself, It Ought Not To Pass For Great If It Be Not The Effect Of Wisdom And Intention.

We Should Often Feel Ashamed Of Our Best Actions If The World Could See All The Motives Which Produced Them.

A Clever Man Reaps Some Benefit From The Worst Catastrophe, And A Fool Can Turn Even Good Luck To His Disadvantage.

Our Actions Seem To Have Their Lucky And Unlucky Stars, To Which A Great Part Of That Blame And That Commendation Is Due Which Is Given To The Actions Themselves.