We Gild Our Medicines With Sweets; Why

A Good Number Of Works Owe Their Success To The Mediocrity Of Their Authors' Ideas, Which Match The Mediocrity Of Those Of The General Public.

Anticipation Leads The Way To Victory, And Is The Spur To Conquest.

Man May Aspire To Virtue, But He Cannot Reasonably Aspire To Truth.

His Passions Make Man Live, His Wisdom Merely Makes Him Last.

There Is No History Worthy Attention Save That Of Free Nations; The History Of Nations Under The Sway Of Despotism Is No More Than A Collection Of Anecdotes.