Opportunity Makes Us Known To

Perfect Valor Is To Do, Without A Witness, All That We Could Do Before The Whole World.

There Are Few Things We Should Keenly Desire If We Really Knew What We Wanted.

We Sometimes Think That We Hate Flattery, But We Only Hate The Manner In Which It Is Done. [fr., On Croit Quelquefoir Hair La Flatterie; Maid On Ne Hait Que A Maniere De Flatter.]

To Understand Matters Rightly We Should Understand Their Details; And As That Knowledge Is Almost Infinite, Our Knowledge Is Always Superficial And Imperfect.

That Conduct Often Seems Ridiculous The Secret Reasons Of Which Are Wise And Solid.