A Definition.
Truth is the conformity of expression to thought.
Take Care.
Equivocation is a mean expedient to avoid the declaration of truth, without verbally telling a lie.
Keep an Account.
Our debts and our sins are always greater than we think of.
There’s no such thing as Ill Luck.
It is true that some misfortunes are inevitable; but, in general, they proceed from our own want of judgment and foresight.
Our Enjoyments are conditional.
If we had it in our power to gratify every wish, we should soon feel the effects of a surfeit.