LXXXIV.--The great ones of the earth can neither command health of body nor repose of mind, and they buy always at too dear a price the good they can acquire. LXXXV.--Before strongly desiring anything we should examine what happiness he has who possesses it. LXXXVI.--A true friend is the greatest of all goods, and that of which we think least of acquiring. LXXXVII.--Lovers do not wish to see the faults of their mistresses until their enchantment is at an end. LXXXVIII.--Prudence and love are not made for each other; in the ratio that love increases, prudence diminishes. LXXXIX.--It is sometimes pleasing to a husband to have a jealous wife; he hears her always speaking of the beloved object. 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.) XCVIII.--There are many virtuous women who are weary of the part they have played. (See Maxim 367.) XCIX.--If we think we love for love's sake we are much mistaken. (See Maxim 374.) C.--The restraint we lay upon ourselves to be constant, is not much better than an inconstancy. (See Maxim 369, 381.) CI.--There are those who avoid our jealousy, of whom we ought to be jealous. (See Maxim 359.) CII.--Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it. (See Maxim 361.) CIII.--When we love too much it is difficult to discover when we have ceased to be beloved. CIV.--We know very well that we should not talk about our wives, but we do not remember that it is not so well to speak of ourselves. (See Maxim 364.) CV.--Chance makes us known to others and to ourselves. (See Maxim 345.) CVI.--We find very few people of good sense, except those who are of our own opinion. (See Maxim 347.) CVII.--We commonly praise the good hearts of those who admire us. (See Maxim 356.) CVIII.--Man only blames himself in order that he may be praised. CIX.--Little minds are wounded by the smallest things. (See Maxim 357.)