Magnanimity Will Not Consider The Prudence Of

The Young Suffer Less From Their Own Errors Than From The Cautiousness Of The Old.

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.

Men Crowd Into Honorable Careers Without Other Vocation Than Their Vanity, Or At Best Their Love Of Fame.

Despair Is The Greatest Of Our Errors.

You Must Maintain Strength Of Body In Order To Preserve Strength Of Mind.