The ear is the avenue to the heart.
Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.
Shun idleness. It is rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.
If one does not reflect, one thinks oneself master of everything; but when one does reflect, one realizes that one is master of nothing.
All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.