Aspiring Beggary Is Wretchedness Itself.

Wisdom Makes A Slow Defense Against Trouble, Though A Sure One In The End.

Crime Generally Punishes Itself.

A Book May Be Very Amusing With Numerous Errors, Or It May Be Very Dull Without A Single Absurdity.

People Seldom Improve When They Have No Other Model But Themselves To Copy.

The Soul May Be Compared To A Field Of Battle, Where The Armies Are Ready Every Moment To Encounter. Not A Single Vice But Has A More Powerful Opponent, And Not One Virtue But May Be Overborne By A Combination Of Vices.