The Greatest Achievement Of The Human Spirit

The Maxim That Men Are Not To Be Praised Before Their Death Was Invented By Envy And Too Lightly Adopted By Philosophers. I, On The Contrary, Maintain That They Ought To Be Praised In Their Lifetime If They Merit It; But Jealousy And Calumny, Roused Against Their Virtue Or Their Talent, Labour To Degrade Them If Any One Ventures To Bear Testimony To Them. It Is Unjust Criticism That They Should Fear To Hazard, Not Sincere Praise.

Generosity Gives Assistance, Rather Than Advice.

We Are Dismayed When We Find That Even Disaster Cannot Cure Us Of Our Faults.

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

Nothing But Courage Can Guide Life.