Hope Animates The Wise, And Lures The

Hope Is The Only Good Thing That Disillusion Respects.

As It Is Natural To Believe Many Things Without Proof, So, Despite All Proof, Is It Natural To Disbelieve Others.

Glory Fills The World With Virtue, And, Like A Beneficent Sun, Covers The Whole Earth With Flowers And With Fruits.

It Is Easy To Criticize An Author, But Difficult To Appreciate Him.

If Anyone Accuses Me Of Contradicting Myself, I Shall Reply; I Have Been Wrong Once Or More Often, However I Do Not Aspire To Be Always Wrong.