"A man that does not aim at raising to himself a great name, will never perform any great actions. And such as go care…"

"Birth bestows less of honour than it demands; and to boast of ancestry is but to praise the merit of others. (p. 139)."

"A Persian ambassador asked the wife of Leonidas, why they paid such honors to the women at Lacedemon? "It is," replie…"

"We fancy frequently that we have no grudge but against the men, when indeed our malignity is owing to their places : …"

"We are not indeed obliged always to speak what we think, but we must always think what we speak. (p. 149)."

"The owning of faults is no hard matter for persons that find a fund within themselves to mend them. (p. 153)."

"The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another : I want your approbation, you stand …"

"The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them. (p. 160)."

"Take care that your studies influence your manners. (p. 165)."

"Shame is a secret pride; and pride is an error with regard to one's own worth, and an injustice with regard to what o…"