Old People Are Fond Of

L'absence Diminue Les Mediocres Passions, Et Augmente Les Grandes,comme Le Vent Eteint Les Bougies, Et Allume Le Feu. Absence Diminishes Commonplace Passions, And Increases Great Ones, As Wind Extinguishes Candles And Kindles Fire.

Politeness Is A Desire To Be Treated Politely, And To Be Esteemed Polite Oneself.

Humility Is The Worst Form Of Conceit.

That Conduct Often Seems Ridiculous The Secret Reasons Of Which Are Wise And Solid.

The Distempers Of The Soul Have Their Relapses, As Many And As Dangerous As Those Of The Body; And What We Take For A Perfect Cureis Generally Either An Abatement Of The Same Disease Or The Changing Of That For Another.