If You Cannot Find Peace In Yourself,

It Is With True Love As It Is With Ghosts; Everyone Talks About It, But Few Have Seen It.

It Is Oftener By The Estimation Of Our Own Feelings That We Exaggerate The Good Qualities Of Others Than By Their Merit, And When We Praise Them We Wish To Attract Their Praise.

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.

The Moderation Of Fortunate People Comes From The Calm Which Good Fortune Gives To Their Tempers.

We Torment Ourselves Rather To Make It Appear That We Are Happy Than To Become So.