I Hate All Children Of Precocious Talent.

The Wise Are Instructed By Reason, Average Minds By Experience, The Stupid By Necessity And The Brute By Instinct.

In So Far As The Mind Is Stronger Than The Body, So Are The Ills Contracted By The Mind More Severe Than Those Contracted By The Body.

The Comfort Derived From The Misery Of Others Is Slight.

A Tear Dries Quickly When It Is Shed For Troubles Of Others.

In The Very Books In Which Philosophers Bid Us Scorn Fame, They Inscribe Their Names.