Avarice is more opposite to economy than liberality.

The evil that we do does not attract to us so much persecution and hatred as our good qualities.

We often do shallow good in order to accomplish evil with impunity.

It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.

Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise.

The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves.

When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised our hopes, it is well nigh impossible to occupy it well, and to appear worthy to fill it.