laws in morality, and I confess that I have neither sufficient authority nor genius enough to make the legislature; I even know that I sinned against the use of maxims, which means that the manner of the oracles they are short and concise. Some of these remarks are, some others are more extensive: we think things differently, and are also explained by a very different turn, for an award, by reasoning, by a metaphor or some other figure, a parallel, a simple comparison, made by a whole, for once, with a description by a painting from it proceeds the length or brevity of my thoughts. Finally, those who want to be thought of maxims: I agree, however, that you say to me sometimes that I have not noticed, provided that we see better, give the public what it m ‘ lent, I borrowed from him the material for this book: it is just that, having completed all the attention to the truth as I can, and it deserves from me, I do in the restitution. He can look with pleasure that I made this portrait of him from life, and if he knows some of the flaws I touch, correct them. (IV) is the only end that we should have in writing, and the success that we must also be less promising, but as men do not disgust of vice, should not also be tired of blame them: they might be worse, should they fail to censor or criticism, is what makes you preach and that is written. The speaker and the writer can not beat the joy they have to be applauded, but they should be ashamed of themselves if they had sought by their speeches or their writings but praise; further that approving the safest and most unequivocal is the change in the reformation of manners and