A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

The people rate strength before everything.

Wishes are premonitions of abilities.

I believe in God and in nature and in the triumph of good over evil.

Limitation of aims is the mother of wisdom and the secret of achievement.

It is commonly the personal character of a writer which gives him his public significance. It is not imparted by his genius. Napoleon said of Corneille, "Were he living I would make him a king;" but he did not read him. He read Racine, yet he said nothing of the kind of Racine.