Sometimes A Man Who Deserves To Be

There Is No One, Says Another, Whom Fortune Does Not Visit Once In His Life; But When She Does Not Find Him Ready To Receive Her, She Walks In At The Door, And Flies Out At The Window.

A Love Of The Republic In A Democracy Is A Love Of The Democracy, As The Latter Is That Of Equality. A Love Of The Democracy Is Likewise That Of Frugality. Since Every Individual Ought Here To Enjoy The Same Happiness, And The Same Advantages, They Should Consequently Taste The Same Pleasures And Form The Same Hopes, Which Cannot Be Expected But From A General Frugality.

The Spirit Of Commerce... Renders Every Man Willing To Live On His Own Property...& Prevents The Growth Of Luxury.

False Happiness Renders Men Stern And Proud, And That Happiness Is Never Communicated. True Happiness Renders Them Kind And Sensible, And That Happiness Is Always Shared.

Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous. To Be Convinced Of This We Need Only Represent, On The One Hand,the Numberless Benefits Which Result From Vanity, As Industry, The Arts, Fashions, Politeness, And Taste; And On The Other, The Infinite Evils Which Spring From The Pride Of Certain Nations, A Laziness, Poverty, A Total Neglect Of Everything.