To Know Oneself Is Not Necessarily To

Repentance Is Not So Much Remorse For What We Have Done As The Fear Of The Consequences.

The Vices Enter Into The Composition Of The Virtues, As Poisons Into That Of Medicines. Prudence Collects And Arranges Them, And Uses Them Beneficially Against The Ills Of Life.

Fortune Cures Us Of Many Faults That Reason Could Not.

Boredom ... Causes Us To Neglect More Duties Than Does Interest.

Everyone Praises His Heart, None Dare Praise Their Understanding.