[XC].—How much is a woman to be pitied who is at the same time possessed of virtue and love!
[XCI].—The wise man finds it better not to enter the encounter than to conquer.
[Somewhat similar to Goldsmith's sage— "Who quits {a} world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to co{mbat}, learns to fly.">[
[XCII].—It is more necessary to study men than books.
["The proper study of mankind is man."—Pope {Essay On Man, (1733), Epistle II, line 2}.]
[XCIII].—Good and evil ordinarily come to those who have most of one or the other.
[XCIV].—The accent and character of one's native country dwells in the mind and heart as on the tongue. (Repitition Of Maxim 342.)
[XCV].—The greater part of men have qualities which, like those of plants, are discovered by chance. (Repitition Of Maxim 344.)
[XCVI].—A good woman is a hidden treasure; he who discovers her will do well not to boast about it. (See Maxim 368.)
[XCVII].—Most women do not weep for the loss of a lover to show that they have been loved so much as to show that they are worth being loved. (See Maxim 362.)