True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. 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.

Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.

A brave mind is always impregnable.

People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

Belief gets in the way of learning.

Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

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.

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.

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.