It Is No Great Advantage

We Are So Presumptuous That We Think We Can Separate Our Personal Interest From That Of Humanity, And Slander Mankind Without Compromising Ourselves.

Despair Exaggerates Not Only Our Misery But Also Our Weakness.

It Is Difficult To Esteem A Man As Highly As He Would Wish.

The Shortness Of Life Cannot Dissuade Us From Its Pleasures, Nor Console Us For Its Pains.

Give Help Rather Than Advice.