In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.
The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear.
It is a human tendency "to measure truth and error by our capacity."
For me, who only desire to become wise, not more learned or eloquent, these logical or Aristotelian dispositions of parts are of no use.
The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
Glory consists of two parts: the one in setting too great a value upon ourselves, and the other in setting too little a value upon others.