When We Are Dead We Are Praised

A Prince Wants Only The Pleasure Of Private Life To Complete His Happiness.

The Wise Person Often Shuns Society For Fear Of Being Bored.

To Endeavor To Forget Anyone Is A Certain Way Of Thinking Of Nothing Else.

Life Is Short, If We Are Only Said To Live When We Enjoy Ourselves; And If We Were Merely To Count Up The Hours We Spent Agreeably, A Great Number Of Years Would Hardly Make Up A Life Of A Few Months.

It Is Not So Easy To Obtain A Reputation By A Perfect Work As To Enhance The Value Of An Indifferent One By A Reputation Already Acquired.