The Thought Of Death Deceives Us; For

Children Are Taught To Fear And Obey; The Avarice, Pride, Or Timidity Of Parents Teaches Children Economy, Arrogance, Or Submission. They Are Also Encouraged To Be Imitators, A Course To Which They Are Already Only Too Much Inclined. No One Thinks Of Making Them Original, Courageous, Independent.

Jealousy Is The Paralysis Of Love.

Great Men Undertake Great Things Because They Are Great; Fools, Because They Think Them Easy.

Few People Are Modest Enough To Be Estimated At Their True Worth.

Men Dissimulate Their Dearest, Most Constant, And Most Virtuous Inclination From Weakness And A Fear Of Being Condemned.