We Speak Little If Not Egged On

Ability Wins Us The Esteem Of The True Men; Luck, That Of The People.

It Is A Mistake To Imagine, That The Violent Passions Only, Such As Ambition And Love, Can Triumph Over The Rest. Idleness, Languid As It Is, Often Masters Them All; She Influences All Our Designs And Actions, And Insensibly Consumes And Destroys Both Passions And Virtues.

Boredom ... Causes Us To Neglect More Duties Than Does Interest.

Everyone Praises His Heart, None Dare Praise Their Understanding.

Nothing Is Impossible; There Are Ways That Lead To Everything, And If We Had Sufficient Will We Should Always Have Sufficient Means. It Is Often Merely For An Excuse That We Say Things Are Impossible.