I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others.

The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.

The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

Exaggeration is a prodigality of the judgment which shows the narrowness of one's knowledge or one's taste.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon. It needs good taste and correct judgment, for which neither intellect nor study suffices.