Show Me That You Are

Whether A Man Hides His Bad Qualities And Vices Or Confesses Them Openly, His Vanity Wants To Gain An Advantage By It In Both Cases: Just Note How Subtly He Distinguishes Between Those He Will Hide His Bad Qualities From And Those He Will Face Honestly And Candidly.

It Is Impossible To Suffer Without Making Someone Pay For It; Every Complaint Already Contains Revenge.

As Soon As We Climb Higher Than Those Who Had At One Time Admired Us, We Appear To Them As Though We Have Sunken And Fallen Down:for, In Any Event, They Had At One Time Supposed That They Were With Us (even If It Were Through Us) On The Heights.

Scholars Who Become Politicians Are Usually Assigned The Comic Role Of Having To Be The Good Conscience Of State Policy.

Triumph Depends On A Roll Of Fate's Dice; The Ultimate Prize Is A Place In Heaven.