Affected Simplicity Is A Subtle Imposture.

Good And Bad Fortune Are Found Severally To Visit Those Who Have The Most Of The One Or The Other.

Sometimes A Fool Has Talent, But Never Judgment.

Our Own Distrust Gives A Fair Pretence For The Knavery Of Other People.

Men Would Not Live In Society Long If They Were Not Each Others Dupes.

The Blindness Of Men Is The Most Dangerous Effect Of Their Pride; It Seems To Nourish And Augment It; It Deprives Them Of Knowledge Of Remedies Which Can Solace Their Miseries And Can Cure Their Faults.