No One Likes To Be Pitied For

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

It Is Of No Use To Possess A Lively Wit If It Is Not Of The Right Proportion: The Perfection Of A Clock Is Not To Go Fast, But To Be Accurate.

Our Virtues Are Dearer To Us The More We Have Had To Suffer For Them. It Is The Same With Our Children. All Profound Affection Admits A Sacrifice.

We Are Less Hurt By The Contempt Of Fools Than By The Lukewarm Approval Of Men Of Intelligence.

Habit Is Everything, Even In Love.