A Man May Be Sharper Than Another,

Men Are Often So Foolish As To Boast And Value Themselves Upon Their Passions, Even Those That Are Most Vicious. But Envy Is A Passion So Full Of Cowardice And Shame That No One Every Ever Had The Confidence To Own It.

What Makes Us So Bitter Against People Who Outwit Us Is That They Think Themselves Cleverer Than We Are.

When A Man Is In Love, He Doubts, Very Often, What He Most Firmly Believes.

When Our Hatred Is Violent, It Sinks Us Even Beneath Those We Hate.

The Passions Of Youth Are Not More Dangerous To Health Than Is The Lukewarmness Of Old Age.