Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves. |
Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way. |
A brave mind is always impregnable. |
In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part. |
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. |
Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty. |
Belief gets in the way of learning. |
Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company. |
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable. |
Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom. |
People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company. |
I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book. |