The Births Of All Things

Decency, Not To Dare To Do That In Public Which It Is Decent Enough To Do In Private.

We Have Power Over Nothing Except Our Will.

Aesop, That Great Man, Saw His Master Making Water As He Walked. "what!" He Said, "must We Void Ourselves As We Run?" Use Our Timeas Best We May, Yet A Great Part Of It Will Still Be Idly And Ill Spent.

Experience Teaches That A Strong Memory Is Generally Joined To A Weak Judgment.

The Recognition Of Virtue Is Not Less Valuable From The Lips Of The Man Who Hates It, Since Truth Forces Him To Acknowledge It; And Though He May Be Unwilling To Take It Into His Inmost Soul, He At Least Decks Himself Out In Its Trappings.