Vanity, Shame, And Above All

There Are No Circumstances, However Unfortunate, That Clever People Do Not Extract Some Advantage From.

Solemnity Is A Device Of The Body To Hide The Faults Of The Mind.

We Are Easily Comforted For The Misfortunes Of Our Friends, When Those Misfortunes Give Us An Occasion Of Expressing Our Affection And Solicitude.

The Appearances Of Goodness And Merit Often Meet With A Greater Reward From The World Than Goodness And Merit Themselves.

It Is Not In The Power Of Even The Most Crafty Dissimulation To Conceal Love Long, Where It Really Is, Nor To Counterfeit It Long Where It Is Not.