The Constancy Of The Wise Is Only

The Largest Ambition Has The Least Appearance Of Ambition When It Meets With An Absolute Impossibility In Compassing Its Object.

The Duration Of Our Passions Is No More Dependent On Ourselves Than The Duration Of Our Lives.

Happiness Is In The Taste, And Not In The Things Themselves; We Are Happy From Possessing What We Like, Not From Possessing What Others Like.

It Is Not Enough To Have Great Qualities; We Should Also Have The Management Of Them.

The Principal Point Of Cleverness Is To Know How To Value Things Just As They Deserve.