Nothing Is Less Promising Than

How Happy Are The Pessimists! What Joy Is Theirs When They Have Proved There Is No Joy.

The Understanding Of Some Men Is Clear, That Of Others Brilliant. The Former Illumines Its Surroundings; The Latter Obscures Them.

The Poor Never Estimate As A Virtue The Generosity Of The Rich.

To Have And Not To Give Is Often Worse Than To Steal.

To Be Content With Little Is Difficult; To Be Content With Much, Impossible.