One Is Never Fortunate Or

However Wicked Men May Be, They Do Not Dare Openly To Appear The Enemies Of Virtue, And When They Desire To Persecute Her They Either Pretend To Believe Her False Or Attribute Crimes To Her.

The Desire Which Urges Us To Deserve Praise Strengthens Our Good Qualities, And Praise Given To Wit, Valour, And Beauty, Tends To Increase Them.

The Defects Of The Mind, Like Those Of The Face, Grow Worse With Age.

Some Men Are So Full Of Themselves That When They Fall In Love, They Amuse Themselves Rather With Their Own Passion Than With Theperson They Love.

That Good Disposition Which Boasts Of Being Most Tender Is Often Stifled By The Least Urging Of Self-interest.