He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he, on the contrary, who labors after a thing too impatiently thinks the success when it comes is not a recompense equal to all the pains he has been at about it.

He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he, on the contrary, who labors after a thing too impatiently thinks the success when it comes is not a recompense equal to all the pains he has been at about it.

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things.

No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it

It is worse to apprehend than to suffer.

The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education.

You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the greater dupe, he or you?