There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
God has made no one absolute.
Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
God has made no one absolute. The rich depend on the poor, as well as the poor on the rich. The world is but a magnificent building; all the stones are gradually cemented together. No one subsists by himself.
The irresolute man flecks from one egg to another, so hatches nothing.
Virtue were a kind of misery if fame were all the garland that crowned her.