Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness.
Men crowd into honorable careers without other vocation than their vanity, or at best their love of fame.
Activity makes more men's fortunes than cautiousness.
Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.
It cannot be a vice in men to be sensible of their strength.
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.