People's Personalities, Like Buildings, Have Various Facades,

As It Is The Characteristic Of Great Wits To Say Much In Few Words, So Small Wits Seem To Have The Gift Of Speaking Much And Saying Nothing.

The Thing That Makes Our Friendships So Short And Changeable Is That The Qualities And Dispositions Of The Soul Are Very Hard To Know, And Those Of The Understanding And Wit Very Easy.

It Is Not Enough That We Should Succeed, But Our Friends Must Fail As Well.

Sometimes There Are Accidents In Our Lives The Skillful Extrication From Which Demands A Little Folly.

The Passions Possess A Certain Injustice And Self Interest Which Makes It Dangerous To Follow Them, And In Reality We Should Distrust Them Even When They Appear Most Trustworthy.