Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so

Men, by associating in large masses, as in camps and cities, improve their talents but impair their virtues; and strengthen their minds, but weaken their morals; thus a retrocession in the one, is too often the price they pay for a refinement of the

There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

Most men know what they hate, few know what they love.

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.