Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
