Taste May Change, But Inclination Never.

Praise Is Flattery, Artful, Hidden, Delicate, Which Gratifies Differently Him Who Praises And Him Who Is Praised. The One Takes It As The Reward Of Merit, The Other Bestows It To Show His Impartiality And Knowledge.

Wisdom Is The Mind What Health Is To The Body.

Luxury And Excessive Refinement Are Sure Forerunners Of The Decadence Of States, Because When All Individuals Seek Their Own Interests They Neglect The Public Weal.

Our Merit Gains Us The Esteem Of The Virtuous-our Star That Of The Public.

There May Be Talent Without Position, But There Is No Position Without Some Kind Of Talent.