That Anyone Who Possesses Power Has A

Vanity And Pride Of Nations; Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous.

Better It Is To Say That The Government Most Comfortable To Nature Is That Which Best Agrees With The Humor And Disposition Of The People In Whose Favor It Is Established.

Oh, How Empty Is Praise When It Reflects Back To Its Origin!

Those Who Have Few Affairs To Attend To Are Great Speakers. The Less Men Think, The More They Talk.

Friendship Is An Arrangement By Which We Undertake To Exchange Small Favors For Big Ones.