Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.

The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge of remedies which can solace their miseries and can cure their faults.

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

Most men expose themselves in battle enough to save their honor, few wish to do so more than sufficiently, or than is necessary to make the design for which they expose themselves succeed.

There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.