The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.

Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge.