A suspicious person is the rival of him that deceives, both seem to practice a knowledge of cunning device, and equable sense of disengenuous merit.

The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.

There are two indiscretions that generally distinguish fools: a readiness to report whatever they hear, and a practice of communicating with secrecy what is commonly understood.

Our passions may be compared to certain slaves--the more severity we show them, the better they obey us.

The vanity of being asked advice often makes us confirm the opinion of those that consult us.

Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.

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