Eloquence: Saying The Proper Thing And Stopping.

There Are A Great Many Simpletons Who Know Themselves To Be So, And Who Make A Very Cunning Use Of Their Own Simplicity.

The Desire Of Appearing Clever Often Prevents Our Becoming So.

The Greatest Of All Gifts Is The Power To Estimate Things At Their True Worth

We Have Not Enough Strength To Follow All Our Reason.

Those Who Occupy Their Minds With Small Matters, Generally Become Incapable Of Greatness.