Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.