Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.