Not To Be Loved Is A Misfortune,

Raillery Is A Mode Of Speaking In Favor Of One's Wit At The Expense Of One's Better Nature.

When God Endowed Human Beings With Brains, He Did Not Intend To Guarantee Them.

Virtue In A Republic Is The Love Of One's Country, That Is The Love Of Equality.

Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous. To Be Convinced Of This We Need Only Represent, On The One Hand,the Numberless Benefits Which Result From Vanity, As Industry, The Arts, Fashions, Politeness, And Taste; And On The Other, The Infinite Evils Which Spring From The Pride Of Certain Nations, A Laziness, Poverty, A Total Neglect Of Everything.

As Men Are Affected In All Ages By The Same Passions, The Occasions Which Bring About Great Changes Are Different, But The Causes Are Always The Same.