Our Wisdom Is No Less

A Man Is Sometimes Better Off Deceived About The One He Loves, Than Undeceived.

We Sometimes Condemn The Present, By Praising The Past; And Show Our Contempt Of What Is Now, By Our Esteem For What Is No More.

There Are Certain Defects Which, Well-mounted, Glitter Like Virtue Itself.

A Man Seldom Finds People Unthankful, As Long As He Remains In A Condition Of Benefiting Them Further.

People Are Often Vain Of Their Passions, Even Of The Worst, But Envy Is A Passion So Timid And Shame-faced That No One Ever Dare Avow Her.