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reflection firm temperament
It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.
perfection use clock
It is of no use to possess a lively wit if it is not of the right proportion: the perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.
time fame born
You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.
inspirational being-happy education
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
quarrels unfortunate
We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
sad unhappy usual
The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
can-not humane ifs
One can not be just if one is not humane.
profound clarity clarity-of-thought
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.
success patience art
Patience is the art of hoping.
peace men nations
Peace renders nations happier and men weaker.
truth peculiar conviction
When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
positive risk sometimes
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.
strong feelings opinion
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.
humility self-discovery
We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves...