The Favorites Of Fortune Or

Men Sometimes Feel Injured By Praise Because It Assigns A Limit To Their Merit; Few People Are Modest Enough Not To Take Offense That One Appreciates Them.

We Are So Presumptuous That We Think We Can Separate Our Personal Interest From That Of Humanity, And Slander Mankind Without Compromising Ourselves.

Necessity Embitters The Evils Which It Cannot Cure.

Generosity Gives Assistance, Rather Than Advice.

When An Idea Is Not Robust Enough To Stand Expression In Simple Terms, It Is A Sign That It Should Be Rejected.