Ordinary Men Commonly Condemn What Is Beyond

Virtue Would Not Make Such Advances If There Were Not A Little Vanity To Keep It Company.

There Is A Kind Of Elevation Which Does Not Depend On Fortune; It Is A Certain Air Which Distinguishes Us, And Seems To Destine Us For Great Things; It Is A Price Which We Imperceptibly Set Upon Ourselves.

History Never Embraces More Than A Small Part Of Reality

Fortune Turns All Things To The Advantage Of Those On Whom She Smiles.

Chance Corrects Us Of Many Faults That Reason Would Not Know How To Correct.