Confidence awakens confidence.

Confidence awakens confidence.

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of
of the heart.

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of
of the heart.

To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]

To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
[Fr., Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe.]

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.

The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along.

The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along.