I Must Accommodate My History To The

I Am Myself The Matter Of My Book.

Examples Teach Us That In Military Affairs, And All Others Of A Like Nature, Study Is Apt To Enervate And Relax The Courage Of Man, Rather Than To Give Strength And Energy To The Mind.

Of The Opinions Of Philosophy I Most Gladly Embrace Those That Are Most Solid, That Is To Say, Most Human And Most Our Own; My Opinions, In Conformity With My Conduct, Are Low And Humble.

We Are Nearer Neighbours To Ourselves Than Whiteness To Snow, Or Weight To Stones.

It Is In The Enjoyment And Not In Mere Possession That Makes For Happiness.