Whilst Weakness And Timidity Keep

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

It Is Easier To Be Wise For Others Than For Ourselves.

The Constancy Of The Wise Is Only The Talent Of Concealing The Agitation Of Their Hearts.

It Is Impossible To Love A Second Time What We Have Really Ceased To Love.

It Seems That Nature, Which Has So Wisely Disposed Our Bodily Organs With A View To Our Happiness, Has Also Bestowed On Us Pride, To Spare Us The Pain Of Being Aware Of Our Imperfections.