Perfect Valour Consists In Doing Without Witnesses

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.

Strength And Weakness Of Mind Are Misnomers; They Are Really Nothing But The Good Or Bad Health Of Our Bodily Organs.

Those Who Are Incapable Of Committing Great Crimes Do Not Readily Suspect Them In Others.

The Extreme Delight We Experience In Talking About Ourselves Should Warn Us That Those Who Listen Do Not Share It.

We Easily Forget Crimes That Are Known To None But Ourselves.