Old Age Is A Tyrant,

There Are Women Who Never Had An Intrigue; But There Are Scarce Any Who Never Had But One.

Our Wisdom Lies As Much At The Mercy Of Fortune As Our Possessions Do.

Tastes In Young People Are Changed By Natural Impetuosity, And In The Aged Are Preserved By Habit.

Though Nature Be Ever So Generous, Yet Can She Not Make A Hero Alone. Fortune Must Contribute Her Part Too; And Till Both Concur, The Work Cannot Be Perfected.

The Greatest Part Of Our Faults Are More Excusable Than The Methods That Are Commonly Taken To Conceal Them.