Propriety Is The Least Of All Laws,

A Man Would Rather Say Evil Of Himself Than Say Nothing.

Envy Is Destroyed By True Friendship, As Coquetry By True Love.

Tastes In Young People Are Changed By Natural Impetuosity, And In The Aged Are Preserved By Habit.

Raillery Is More Insupportable Than Wrong; Because We Have A Right To Resent Injuries, But Are Ridiculous In Being Angry At A Jest.

Familiarity Is A Suspension Of Almost All The Laws Of Civility, Which Libertinism Has Introduced Into Society Under The Notion Of Ease.