Self-love Is The Greatest Of All Flatterers.

However Glorious An Action In Itself, It Ought Not To Pass For Great If It Be Not The Effect Of Wisdom And Intention.

There Are Follies As Catching As Contagious Disorders.

If A Man Doesn't Find Ease In Himself, 'tis In Vain To Seek It Elsewhere.

We Do Not Like To Praise, And Seldom Praise Anyone Without Self-interest.

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.