Magnanimity Is Sufficiently Defined By Its Name,

No Man Deserves To Be Praised For His Goodness, Who Has It Not In His Power To Be Wicked. Goodness Without That Power Is Generally Nothing More Than Sloth, Or An Impotence Of Will.

A Small Degree Of Wit, Accompanied By Good Sense, Is Less Tiresome In The Long Run Than A Great Amount Of Wit Without It.

We Are More Often Treacherous Through Weakness Than Through Calculation.

The Truest Mark Of Being Born With Great Qualities Is To Be Born Without Envy.

The Passions Often Engender Their Contraries.