A Respectable Man May Love Madly, But

It Is A Mighty Error To Suppose That None But Violent And Strong Passions, Such As Love And Ambition, Are Able To Vanquish The Rest. Even Idleness, As Feeble And Languishing As It Is, Sometimes Reigns Over Them; It Usurps The Throne And Sits Paramount Over All The Designs And Actions Of Our Lives, And Imperceptibly Wastes And Destroys All Our Passions And All Our Virtues.

Virtue Would Go Far If Vanity Did Not Keep It Company.

The Violence Done Us By Others Is Often Less Painful Than That Which We Do To Ourselves.

We Give Advice, We Do Not Inspire Conduct.

The Moderation Of Fortunate People Comes From The Calm Which Good Fortune Gives To Their Tempers.