Fear loves the idea of danger.
There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also stray.
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.
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.
Virtue is the health of the soul. It gives a flavor to the smallest leaves of life.
Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.