Self-interest Makes Some People Blind,

Some People Displease With Merit, And Others' Very Faults And Defects Are Pleasing.

All The Passions Make Us Commit Faults; Love Makes Us Commit The Most Ridiculous Ones.

Youth Is A Continual Intoxication; It Is The Fever Of Reason.

Old People Are Fond Of Giving Good Advice; It Consoles Them For No Longer Being Capable Of Setting A Bad Example.

Being A Blockhead Is Sometimes The Best Security Against Being Cheated By A Man Of Wit.