I Always Do The First Line Well,

Birth Is Nothing Without Virtue, And We Have No Claim To Share In The Glory Of Our Ancestors Unless We Endeavor To Resemble Them.

The Greater The Obstacle, The More Glory In Overcoming It.

Reasoning Is The Pastime Of My Whole Household, And All This Reasoning Has Driven Out Reason.

New-born Desires, After All, Have Inexplicable Charms, And All The Pleasure Of Love Is In Variety.

Great Is The Fortune Of He Who Possesses A Good Bottle, A Good Book, And A Good Friend.