If We Escape Punishment For Our Vices,

Envy And Fear Are The Only Passions To Which No Pleasure Is Attached.

Though Pride Is Not A Virtue, It Is The Parent Of Many Virtues.

To Ask Advice Is In Nine Cases Out Of Ten To Tout For Flattery.

We Are No More Responsible For The Evil Thoughts That Pass Through Our Minds Than A Scarecrow For The Birds Which Fly Over The Seedplot He Has To Guard. The Sole Responsibility In Each Case Is To Prevent Them From Settling.

A Fool Often Fails Because He Thinks What Is Difficult Is Easy.