Gratitude Is Merely The Secret Hope Of

The Boldest Stroke And Best Act Of Friendship Is Not To Disclose Our Own Failings To A Friend, But To Show Him His Own.

Nature Makes Merit, And Fortune Puts It To Work.

Imagination Does Not Enable Us To Invent As Many Different Contradictions As There Are By Nature In Every Heart.

Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible, Just As Light Does The Objects Of Sight.

It Is Most Difficult To Speak When We Are Ashamed Of Being Silent.