Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once.

Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.

Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?

You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.

If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers.

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

The public seldom forgive twice.

Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?

Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others.

The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.

A beautiful smile is to the female countenance what the sunbeam is to the landscape it embellishes an inferior face and redeems an ugly one.

Trust him not with your secrets who when left alone in your room turns over your papers.

He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

He who is passionate and hasty is generally honest. It is your cool dissembling hypocrite of whom you should beware.

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

Existence is self enjoyment by means of some object distinct from ourselves.

Dont speak evil of someone if you dont know for certain and if you do know ask yourself why am I telling it

As a mans salutations so is the total of his character in nothing do we lay ourselves so open as in our manner of meeting and salutation.

The prudent see only the difficulties the bold only the advantages of a great enterprise the hero sees both diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate and so conquers.

There are no friends more inseparable than pride and hardness of heart, humility and love, falsehood and impudence.

Softness of smile indicates softness of character.

Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.

The policy of adapting one's self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.

Stubbornness is the strength of the weak.

Who gives a trifle meanly is meaner than the trifle.

The wrath that on conviction subsides into mildness, is the wrath of a generous mind.

No matter how deep a study you make. What you really have to rely on is your own intuition and when it comes down to it, you really don't know what's going to happen until you do it.

Listen to your intuition. It will tell you everything you need to know.