The shortness of life cannot dissuade us from its pleasures, nor console us for its pains |
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die. |
We are often dismayed to find that even disasters cannot cure us of our faults. |
We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves |
We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves |
We discover in others what others hide from us, and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves. |
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it. |
When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected |
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. |