Hope Deceives More Men Than Cunning Does.

Conscience, The Organ Of Feeling Which Dominates Us And Of The Opinions Which Rule Us, Is Presumptuous In The Strong, Timid In The Weak And Unfortunate, Uneasy In The Undecided.

Obscurity Is The Realm Of Error.

Men Sometimes Feel Injured By Praise Because It Assigns A Limit To Their Merit; Few People Are Modest Enough Not To Take Offense That One Appreciates Them.

The Most Absurd And Reckless Aspirations Have Sometimes Led To Extraordinary Success.

Reason Deceives Us More Often Than Does Nature.