Vice Stirs Up War, Virtue Fights.

Few People Are Modest Enough To Be Estimated At Their True Worth.

To Possess Taste, One Must Have Some Soul.

It Is Of No Use To Possess A Lively Wit If It Is Not Of The Right Proportion: The Perfection Of A Clock Is Not To Go Fast, But To Be Accurate.

It Is Sometimes Easier To Form A Party Than To Attain By Degrees The Head Of A Party Already Formed.

With Kings, Nations, And Private Individuals, The Strongest Assume To Themselves Rights Over The Weakest, And The Same Rule Is Followed By Animals, By Matter, By The Elements, So That Everything Is Performed In The Universe By Violence. And That Order Which We Blame With Some Appearance Of Justice Is The Most Universal, Most Absolute, Most Unchangeable, And Most Ancient Law Of Nature.