Our Envy Always Outlives The Felicity Of

Love Has Its Name Borrowed By A Great Number Of Dealings And Affairs That Are Attributed To It--in Which It Has No Greater Part Than The Doge In What Is Done At Venice.

The Applause We Give Those Who Are New To Society Often Proceeds From A Secret Envying Of Those Already Established.

The Moderation Of People In Prosperity Is The Effect Of A Smooth And Composed Temper, Owing To The Calm Of Their Good Fortune.

Passion Makes Idiots Of The Cleverest Men, And Makes The Biggest Idiots Clever.

Gallantry Of Mind Consists In Saying Flattering Things In An Agreeable Manner.