We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.