The Character Of False Wit Is That

It Is Easier To Say New Things Than To Reconcile Those Which Have Already Been Said.

Children Are Taught To Fear And Obey; The Avarice, Pride, Or Timidity Of Parents Teaches Children Economy, Arrogance, Or Submission. They Are Also Encouraged To Be Imitators, A Course To Which They Are Already Only Too Much Inclined. No One Thinks Of Making Them Original, Courageous, Independent.

You Must Rouse Into People's Consciousness Their Own Prudence And Strength, If You Want To Raise Their Character.

We Can Console Ourselves For Not Having Great Talents As We Console Ourselves For Not Having Great Places. We Can Be Above Both In Our Hearts.

Men Despise Great Projects When They Do Not Feel Themselves Capable Of Great Successes.