The Surest Way To Be Deceived Is

When Our Vices Leave Us, We Like To Imagine It Is We Who Are Leaving Them.

Some Disguised Deceits Counterfeit Truth So Perfectly That Not To Be Taken In By Them Would Be An Error Of Judgment.

Were We Perfectly Acquainted With The Object, We Should Never Passionately Desire It.

It Is A Mighty Error To Suppose That None But Violent And Strong Passions, Such As Love And Ambition, Are Able To Vanquish The Rest. Even Idleness, As Feeble And Languishing As It Is, Sometimes Reigns Over Them; It Usurps The Throne And Sits Paramount Over All The Designs And Actions Of Our Lives, And Imperceptibly Wastes And Destroys All Our Passions And All Our Virtues.

Misers Mistake Gold For Their Good; Whereas 'tis Only A Means Of Attaining It.