The truth brings no man a fortune.
The apparent ease with which children learn is their ruin.
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.
I may not amount to much, but at least I am unique.
It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires, and who can doubt that the interest we have in admitting or denying the reality of the Judgement to come determines the faith of most men in accordance with their hopes and fears.