“The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.”
“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all”
“Fear is the most insidious of weaknesses. You must learn to raze it from your soul, or risk defeat in all you do.”
“The truth was that I could not manage my soul, and I was becoming aware of old age because of my weakness in the face of love.”
“Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs.”
“No sooner doth the truth...come into the soul's sight, but the soul knows her to be her first and old acquaintance. The consequence of truth is great; therefore the judgment of it must not be negligent.”