The Shortness Of Life Cannot

Truth Is Not So Threadbare As Speech, Because Fewer People Can Make Use Of It.

Faith Is The Consolation Of The Wretched And The Terror Of The Happy.

Few Men Have Depth Enough To Hear Or Tell The Truth.

Hope Animates The Wise, And Lures The Presumptuous And Indolent Who Repose Inconsiderately On Her Promises.

Servitude Degrades People To Such A Point That They Come To Like It.