When an idea is not robust enough to stand expression in simple terms, it is a sign that it should be rejected.

Few people are modest enough to be estimated at their true worth.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

Few maxims are true in every respect.

Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.

The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers.

If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.