Certain faults are necessary for the existence of the individual. We would resent it if old friends were to get rid of certain peculiarities.

An absent friend gives us friendly company when we are well assured of his happiness.

The greatest act of faith takes place when a man finally decides that he is not God.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

The light is there, and colors surround us. However, if there were no light nor colors in our own eye, we wouldn't perceive such things outside of us.

Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.

But the valid issue is the extent to which man knows how to form and master the material at his command.