Of All The Violent Passions, The One

One Cannot Answer For His Courage When He Has Never Been In Danger.

There Is A Form Of Eminence Which Does Not Depend On Fate; It Is An Air Which Sets Us Apart And Seems To Prtend Great Things; It Is The Value Which We Unconsciously Attach To Ourselves; It Is The Quality Which Wins Us Deference Of Others; More Than Birth, Position, Or Ability, It Gives Us Ascendance.

Truth Does Not Do As Much Good In The World As Its Imitations Do Harm.

The Older A Fool Is, The Worse He Is.

Most Men, Like Plants, Possess Hidden Qualities Which Chance Discovers.