It is often merely for an excuse …
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
~ Francois…
Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns …
Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as…
Many people despise wealth, but few know …
Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.
~ Francois de…
No persons are more frequently wrong, than …
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.…
Nothing is less sincere than our mode …
Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks…
One cannot answer for his courage when …
One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
~ Francois…
Our repentance is not so much regret …
Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear…
Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what he …
Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what he would be capable of with the world looking…
Preserving health by too severe a rule …
Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
~ Francois de La…
Small minds are much distressed by little …
Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are…
Solemnity is a device of the body …
Solemnity is a device of the body to hide the faults of the mind.
~…
The defects and faults in the mind …
The defects and faults in the mind are like wounds in the body. After all…