Boredom And Fear Keep Us Working And

Alone, I Am Satisfied With Myself. With Others, I Am Beset By Troubling Comparisons.

After I Have Said What Is Required By My Vanity And My Morality, I May Find A Moment For Truth.

In Bridge Clubs And In Councils Of State, The Passions Are The Same.

Never Trust The Judgment Of An Enthusiastic Man; Never Trust The Promises Of A Lazy One.

Asceticism And Celibacy Can Conceal Many Incapacities.