We Are Never So Generous As When

Men Never Desire Anything Very Eagerly Which They Desire Only By The Dictates Of Reason.

There Are Certain Defects Which, Well-mounted, Glitter Like Virtue Itself.

We Should Often Blush At Our Noblest Deeds If The World Were To See All Their Underlying Motives.

The Art Of Putting Into Play Mediocre Qualities Often Begets More Reputation Than Is Achieved By True Merit.

True Bravery Means Doing Alone That Which One Could Do If All The World Were By.