If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

Human nature refers to what is in people but which they cannot study or work at achieving.