Calumny Is Only The Noise Of Madmen.

I Am Called A Dog Because I Fawn On Those Who Give Me Anything, I Yelp At Those Who Refuse, And I Set My Teeth In Rascals.

Even If I Am But A Pretender To Wisdom, That In Itself Is Philosophy.

Those Who Have Virtue Always In Their Mouths, And Neglect It In Practice, Are Like A Harp, Which Emits A Sound Pleasing To Others, While Itself Is Insensible Of The Music.

Poverty Is A Virtue Which One Can Teach Oneself.

Self-taught Poverty Is A Help Toward Philosophy, For The Things Which Philosophy Attempts To Teach By Reasoning, Poverty Forces Us To Practice.