Only The Contemptible Fear Contempt.

There Are Women Who Never Had An Intrigue; But There Are Scarce Any Who Never Had But One.

Fortune Makes Our Virtues And Vices Visible, Just As Light Does The Objects Of Sight.

A Man Is Sometimes Better Off Deceived About The One He Loves, Than Undeceived.

The Contempt Of Riches In Philosophers Was Only A Hidden Desire To Avenge Their Merit Upon The Injustice Of Fortune, By Despising The Very Goods Of Which Fortune Had Deprived Them; It Was A Secret To Guard Themselves Against The Degradation Of Poverty, It Was A Back Way By Which To Arrive At That Distinction Which They Could Not Gain By Riches.

The Passions Possess A Certain Injustice And Self Interest Which Makes It Dangerous To Follow Them, And In Reality We Should Distrust Them Even When They Appear Most Trustworthy.