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expressed french-novelist proof weak
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected.
believe natural proof
As it is natural to believe many things without proof, so, despite all proof, is it natural to disbelieve others.
mind proof worthy
It is proof of a narrow mind when things worthy of esteem are distinguished from things worthy of love. Great minds naturally love whatever is worthy of their esteem.
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.
despair lasts weakness
Despair puts the last touch not only to our misery but also to our weakness.
endow evil fortune greatest inflict men small talents
The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition.
best expect
We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.
good people surprised
Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
ability french-novelist surprised wicked
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
enemy prosperity
Prosperity makes some friends and many enemies.
people common busy
Persons of rank do not talk about such trifles as the common people do; but the common people do not busy themselves about such frivolous things as do persons of rank.
lying eye passion
The mind is the soul's eye, not its source of power. That lies in the heart, in other words, in the passions.
men errors spheres
Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether bad, or altogether good.
sleep mind indolence
Indolence is the sleep of the mind.