“Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.”
Alone“Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.”
Great“Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.”
Alone“We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.”
Experience“They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.”
Great“We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.”
Strength“However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.”
Truth“Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love.”
Love“To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.”
Great“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.”
Wisdom“It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.”
Alone“Few things are impracticable in themselves and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.”
Men“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.”
Death“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”
Patience“It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.”
Men“Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.”
Fear“Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.”
Men“The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.”
Women“There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.”
Great“We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.”
Time“Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.”
Change“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.”
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