Of all our faults, the one we avow most easily is idleness; we persuade ourselves that it is allied to all the peaceable virtues,and as for the others, that it does not destroy them utterly, but only suspends the exercise of their functions.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are two things which Man cannot look at directly without flinching: the sun and death.

Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.

The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from envy.

Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others.