To be loved, we should merit but little esteem; all superiority attracts awe and aversion.
By annihilating desires, you annihilate the mind.
Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.
Genius is nothing but continued attention.
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors. But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.