The Intention Of Cheating No One Lays

Men Are Inconsolable Concerning The Treachery Of Their Friends Or The Deceptions Of Their Enemies; And Yet They Are Often Very Highly Satisfied To Be Both Deceived And Betrayed By Their Own Selves.

We Are Not Fond Of Praising, And Never Praise Any One Except From Interested Motives. Praise Is A Clever, Concealed, And Delicate Flattery, Which Gratifies In Different Ways The Giver And The Receiver. The One Takes It As A Recompense Of His Merit, And The Other Bestows It To Display His Equity And Discernment.

The Intellect Is Always Fooled By The Heart.

Indolence, Languid As It Is, Often Masters Both Passions And Virtues.

Lovers, When They Are No Longer In Love, Find It Very Hard To Break Up.