All Our Qualities, Whether Good Or Bad,

Weakness Of Character Is The Only Defect Which Cannot Be Amended.

Women Can Less Easily Surmount Their Coquetry Than Their Passions.

Luxury And Excessive Refinement Are Sure Forerunners Of The Decadence Of States, Because When All Individuals Seek Their Own Interests They Neglect The Public Weal.

Some Follies Are Caught, Like Contagious Diseases.

The Sicknesses Of The Soul Have Their Ups And Downs Like Those Of The Body; What We Take To Be A Cure Is Most Often Merely A Respite Or Change Of Disease.