All Grand Thoughts Come From The Heart.

Superficial Knowledge ... Is Hurtful To Those Who Possess True Genius; For It Necessarily Draws Them Away From Their Main Object, Wastes Their Industry Over Details And Subjects Foreign To Their Needs And Natural Talent, And Lastly Does Not Serve, As They Flatter Themselves, To Prove The Breadth Of Their Mind. In All Ages There Have Been Men Of Very Moderate Intelligence Who Knew Much, And So On The Contrary, Men Of The Highest Intelligence Who Knew Very Little. Ignorance Is Not Lack Of Intelligence, Nor Knowledge A Proof Of Genius.

Mediocre Men Sometimes Fear Great Office, And When They Do Not Aim At It, Or When They Refuse It, All That Is To Be Concluded Is That They Are Aware Of Their Mediocrity.

It Is Good To Be Firm By Temperament And Pliant By Reflection.

Hope Is The Only Good Thing That Disillusion Respects.

To Withdraw Ourselves From The Law Of The Strong, We Have Found Ourselves Obliged To Submit To Justice. Justice Or Might, We Must Choose Between These Two Masters.