Hope, Deceitful As It Is,

The Duration Of Our Passions Is No More Dependent On Ourselves Than The Duration Of Our Lives.

One Cannot Answer For His Courage When He Has Never Been In Danger.

There Are Two Things Which Man Cannot Look At Directly Without Flinching: The Sun And Death.

Moderation In People Who Are Contented Comes From That Calm That Good Fortune Lends To Their Spirit.

One Thing Which Makes Us Find So Few People Who Appear Reasonable And Agreeable In Conversation Is, That There Is Scarcely Any One Who Does Not Think More Of What He Is About To Say Than Of Answering Precisely What Is Said To Him.