A Vain Man Finds His Account In

I Am Not Surprised That There Are Gambling Houses, Like So Many Snares Laid For Human Avarice; Like Abysses Where Many A Man's Money Is Engulfed And Swallowed Up Without Any Hope Of Return; Like Frightful Rocks Against Which The Gamblers Are Thrown And Perish.

Out Of Difficulties Grow Miracles.

It Is The Glory And Merit Of Some Men To Write Well And Of Others Not To Write At All.

Generosity Lies Less In Giving Much Than In Giving At The Right Moment.

There Are Certain Things In Which Mediocrity Is Not To Be Endured, Such As Poetry, Music, Painting, Public Speaking.