Were We Perfectly Acquainted With

The Clemency Of Princes Is Often But Policy To Win The Affections Of The People.

Though Most Of The Friendships Of The World Ill Deserve The Name Of Friendships; Yet A Man May Make Use Of Them On Occasion, As Of A Traffic Whose Returns Are Uncertain, And In Which 'tis Usual To Be Cheated.

To Praise Great Actions Is In Some Sense To Share Them.

Organize One's Values In The Order Of Their Worth

There Is A Kind Of Love, The Excess Of Which Forbids Jealousy.