All Luxury Corrupts Either The Morals Or

Avoid Singularity. There May Often Be Less Vanity In Following The New Modes Than In Adhering To The Old Ones. It Is True That The Foolish Invent Them, But The Wise May Conform To, Instead Of Contradicting, Them.

He Who Has Not The Weakness Of Friendship Has Not The Strength.

To Be Capable Of Respect Is Almost As Rare As To Be Worthy Of It.

Proverbs May Be Said To Be The Abridgment Of Wisdom.

A Man Who Shows No Defect Is A Fool Or A Hypocrite, Whom We Should Mistrust. There Are Defects So Bound To Fine Qualities That They Announce Them,--defects Which It Is Well Not To Correct.