Great Men Are Sometimes So

The Maxim That Men Are Not To Be Praised Before Their Death Was Invented By Envy And Too Lightly Adopted By Philosophers. I, On The Contrary, Maintain That They Ought To Be Praised In Their Lifetime If They Merit It; But Jealousy And Calumny, Roused Against Their Virtue Or Their Talent, Labour To Degrade Them If Any One Ventures To Bear Testimony To Them. It Is Unjust Criticism That They Should Fear To Hazard, Not Sincere Praise.

The Counsels Of The Old, Like The Winter Sun, Shine, But Give No Heat.

It Is A Great Sign Of Mediocrity To Praise Always Moderately.

The Usual Pretext Of Those Who Make Others Unhappy Is That They Do It For Their Own Good.

There Is Nothing That Fear And Hope Does Not Permit Men To Do.