SOME MAXIMS OF BÂSOLÛS THE PHILOSOPHER.

‘In the same manner as a navigator does not set sail with every wind, so also a wise man ought not to yield to every impulse of his mind.—Be not greedy to amass wealth, for, although you may fill your pockets, your hearts may become void of religion.—The grief for the loss of property cannot be greater than for that which has been bestowed on unworthy men.’