Brevity: To Say At Once Whatever Is

A Handful Of Soldiers Is Always Better Than A Mouthful Of Arguments.

I Am Convinced We Do Not Only Love Ourselves In Others But Hate Ourselves In Others Too.

What Is Called An Acute Knowledge Of Human Nature Is Mostly Nothing But The Observer's Own Weaknesses Reflected Back From Others.

I Forget Most Of What I Read, Just As I Do Most Of What I Have Eaten, But I Know That Both Contribute No Less To The Conservation Of My Mind And My Body On That Account.

The Highest Point To Which A Weak But Experienced Mind Can Rise Is Detecting The Weakness Of Better Men.