Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.
None are more liable to mistakes than those who act only on second thoughts.
The counsels of old age give light without heat, like the sun in winter.
We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.
It is proof of a narrow mind when things worthy of esteem are distinguished from things worthy of love. Great minds naturally love whatever is worthy of their esteem.