Hatred is keener than friendship, less keen than love.
It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.
Consciousness of our strength increases it.
Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether bad, or altogether good.
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.