We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy.
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils triumph over it.
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.
We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.
