The Gallantry Of The Mind

If You Cannot Find Peace In Yourself, It Is Useless To Look For It Elsewhere.

Weakness Of Character Is The Only Defect Which Cannot Be Amended.

We Are Not Fond Of Praising, And Never Praise Any One Except From Interested Motives. Praise Is A Clever, Concealed, And Delicate Flattery, Which Gratifies In Different Ways The Giver And The Receiver. The One Takes It As A Recompense Of His Merit, And The Other Bestows It To Display His Equity And Discernment.

Love Of Glory, Fear Of Shame, Greed For Fortune, The Desire To Make Life Agreeable And Comfortable, And The Wish To Depreciate Others - All Of These Are Often The Causes Of The Bravery That Is Spoken So Highly Of By Men.

Honest People Will Respect Us For Our Merit: The Public, For Our Luck.