Hope Is The Only Good Thing That

If Children Had Teachers For Judgment And Eloquence Just As They Have For Languages, If Their Memory Was Exercised Less Than Their Energy Or Their Natural Genius, If Instead Of Deadening Their Vivacity Of Mind We Tried To Elevate The Free Scope And Impulse Of Their Souls, What Might Not Result From A Fine Disposition? As It Is, We Forget That Courage, Or Love Of Truth And Glory Are The Virtues That Matter Most In Youth; And Our One Endeavour Is To Subdue Our Children's Spirits, In Order To Teach Them That Dependence And Suppleness Are The First Laws Of Success In Life.

When An Idea Is Not Robust Enough To Stand Expression In Simple Terms, It Is A Sign That It Should Be Rejected.

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

In A Way, The Main Fault Of All Books Is That They Are Too Long.

Our Opinion Of Others Is Not So Variable As Our Opinion Of Ourselves.