Passion Is Always Suffering, Even When Gratified.

Even Virtue Is An Art; And Even Its Devotees Are Divided Into Those Who Practise It And Those Who Are Merely Amateurs.

Blessed Is Trust, For It Blesses Both Those Who Have It To Give And Those Who Receive It.

Since The Well-known Victory Over The Hare By The Tortoise, The Descendants Of The Tortoise Think Themselves Miracles Of Speed.

To Be Satisfied With Little Is Hard, To Be Satisfied With A Lot Is Impossible.

The Understanding Of Some Men Is Clear, That Of Others Brilliant. The Former Illumines Its Surroundings; The Latter Obscures Them.