Give To A Wounded Heart Seclusion; Consolation

What Moralist Can Deny That Well-bred And Vicious People Are Much More Agreeable Than Their Virtuous Counterparts? Having Crimes To Atone For, They Provisionally Solicit Indulgence By Showing Leniency Toward The Defects Of Their Judges. Thus They Pass For Excellent Folk.

A Man Who Stops At Nothing Short Of The Law Is Very Clever Indeed!

Necessity Is The Spur Of Genius.

When One Has No Particular Talent For Anything, One Takes To The Pen.

Man's Condition Is Horrible Because, No Matter What Form His Happiness May Take, It Arises From Some Species Of Ignorance.