To understand matters rightly we should understand their details; and as that knowledge is almost infinite, our knowledge is always superficial and imperfect.
Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is.
Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.
The temperament that produces a talent for little things is the opposite of that required for great ones.