We Excuse Our Sloth Under The Pretext

The Obscurity Of A Writer Is Generally In Proportion To His Incapacity.

It Seldom Happens That A Premature Shoot Of Genius Ever Arrives At Maturity.

A Laugh Costs Too Much When Bought At The Expense Of Virtue.

That Which Offends The Ear Will Not Easily Gain Admission To The Mind.

Give Me The Boy Who Rouses When He Is Praised, Who Profits When He Is Encouraged And Who Cries When He Is Defeated. Such A Boy Will Be Fired By Ambition; He Will Be Stung By Reproach, And Animated By Preference; Never Shall I Apprehend Any Bad Consequences From Idleness In Such A Boy.