Most men, even the most accomplished, are of limited faculties; every one sets a value on certain qualities in himself and others: these alone he is willing to favour, these alone will he have cultivated.

Whatever Nature undertakes, she can only accomplish it in a sequence. She never makes a leap.

If you don't know foreign languages, you don't know anything about your own.

I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated, Especially since it lives and lets me live.

Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.

Try novelties for salesman's bait, For novelty wins everyone.

There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.