You Are Not Born For Fame If

He Who Seeks Fame By The Practice Of Virtue Asks Only For What He Deserves.

The Shortness Of Life Cannot Dissuade Us From Its Pleasures, Nor Console Us For Its Pains.

Mediocre Men Sometimes Fear Great Office, And When They Do Not Aim At It, Or When They Refuse It, All That Is To Be Concluded Is That They Are Aware Of Their Mediocrity.

The Law Cannot Equalize Mankind In Spite Of Nature.

We Discover In Ourselves What Others Hide From Us And We Recognize In Others What We Hide From Ourselves.