Those Who Fear Men Like Laws.

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.

The Maxim That Men Are Not To Be Praised Before Their Death Was Invented By Envy And Too Lightly Adopted By Philosophers.

When We Are Convinced Of Some Great Truths, And Feel Our Convictions Keenly, We Must Not Fear To Express It, Although Others Have Said It Before Us. Every Thought Is New When An Author Expresses It In A Manner Peculiar To Himself.

Few People Are Modest Enough To Be Estimated At Their True Worth.

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