A Man May Be Sharper Than Another,

One May Outwit Another, But Not All The Others.

People Are More Slanderous From Vanity Than From Malice.

The Person Giving The Advice Returns The Confidence Placed In Him With A Disinterested Eagerness... And He Is Usually Guided Only By His Own Interest Or Reputation.

Virtues Lose Themselves In Self-interest, As Rivers In The Sea.

Loyalty Is In Most People Only A Ruse Used By Self-interest To Attract Confidence.