The Maxim That Men Are Not To

The Usual Pretext Of Those Who Make Others Unhappy Is That They Do It For Their Own Good.

Necessity Embitters The Evils Which It Cannot Cure.

One Can Not Be Just If One Is Not Humane.

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.

We Are Forced To Respect The Gifts Of Nature, Which Study And Fortune Cannot Give.