No one is mediocre who has good sense and good sentiments.
The soul paints itself in our machines.
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
Young authors give their brains much exercise and little food.
The mind is the atmosphere of the soul.
Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.