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But serenity of mind returns immediately after 

 the above : 



" I rejoice for all the misfortunes which might 

 have happened to me, and which I have escaped." 



' i Life is a short enough passage. I am half the 

 journey. I will complete the remainder as I can." 



"Hope being the greatest of all blessings, it is 

 necessary, in order to be happy, to sacrifice the 

 present to the future." 



" Let us not be exacting; perfection is so rare/' 



" Indulgence ! Indulgence !" 



"The more nearly an object approaches perfec- 

 tion, the more we notice its slightest defects." 



"To neglect the opportunity of an innocent 

 pleasure is a loss to ourselves. It is to act like a 

 spendthrift." 



"Recherche pleasures cause simple pleasures to 

 lose all their attractions." 



"It may sometimes be necessary to yield the 

 right, but how is one to recover it when wanted ?" 



"Love is almost the only passion that the good 

 man may avow. It is the only one which accords 

 with delicacy." 



"Do nothing that all the world may not know." 



" The truly wise man is he who loves virtue for 

 its own sake." 



