Those honor nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything...
Kind words produce their images on men's souls.
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.
Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.
The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.
Those who make antitheses by forcing the sense are like men who make false windows for the sake of symmetry. Their rule is not to speak justly, but to make accurate figures.