All erroneous ideas would perish of their own accord if given clear expression.
Neither the gifts nor the blows of fortune equal those of nature.
If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.
Men are not to be judged by what they do not know, but by what they know, and by the manner in which they know it.
Our opinion of others is not so variable as our opinion of ourselves.