Consciousness of our strength increases it.
It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
Hope animates the wise, and lures the presumptuous and indolent who repose inconsiderately on her promises.
In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
We can console ourselves for not having great talents as we console ourselves for not having great places. We can be above both in our hearts.
Indolence is the sleep of the mind.