Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble.
Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it.
There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.
A weak mind is the only defect out of our power to mend.
We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.