Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.

Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.

For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.

Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

Lately we have had many losses.