“Be not too confiding, nor frivolous, nor over enthusiastic, —three rocks on which youth often strikes. Too confiding a nature loses respect, frivolity brings contempt, and others take advantage of excessive enthusiasm.” The Lily Of The Valley
Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat. Discourses
Nature is nobody's ally. The Stone Fleet
To change your mind and to follow him who sets you right is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before. Book VIII
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