Avarice Misapprehends Itself Almost Always. There Is

We Are Never So Happy, Nor So Unhappy, As We Suppose Ourselves To Be.

Happiness Does Not Consist In Things Themselves But In The Relish We Have Of Them; And A Man Has Attained It When He Enjoys What He Loves And Desires Himself, And Not What Other People Think Lovely And Desirable.

The Clemency Of Princes Is Often But Policy To Win The Affections Of The People.

When Our Vices Desert Us, We Flatter Ourselves That We Are Deserting Our Vices.

For Most Men The Love Of Justice Is Only The Fear Of Suffering Injustice.