Absence Diminishes Mediocre Passions And Increases Great

The Fame Of Great Men Ought To Be Judged Always By Their Big, Fancy Names.

Our Desires Always Disappoint Us; For Though We Meet With Something That Gives Us Satisfaction, Yet It Never Thoroughly Answers Our Expectation. [however Disappointment Can Always Be Removed If We Remember It Could Have Turned Out Worse.]

The Rust Of Business Is Sometimes Polished Off In A Camp; But Never In A Court.

Conceit Causes More Conversation Than Wit.

To Be A Great Man It Is Necessary To Know How To Profit By The Whole Of Our Good Fortune.