The Laws Of Conscience, Though We Ascribe

I Leaf Through Books, I Do Not Study Them. What I Retain Of Them Is Something I No Longer Recognize As Anyone Else's.

... Whoever Believes Anything Esteems That It Is A Work Of Charity To Persuade Another Of It.

We Should Spread Joy, But, As Far As We Can, Repress Sorrow.

Not Being Able To Govern Events, I Govern Myself, And Apply Myself To Them If They Will Not Apply Themselves To Me.

Pride And Curiosity Are The Two Scourges Of Our Souls. The Latter Prompts Us To Poke Our Noses Into Everything, And The Former Forbids Us To Leave Anything Unresolved And Undecided.