Tony St. Pierre

“For as the nature of the whole has its own proper course, so also has the nature of the individual.”

“How absurd and strange is the man who is surprised at anything which happens in life!”

“It is not right to be content with mere assent. One must also learn to reveal the truth.”

“Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say: 'Wait a while, let me see what you are and what you represent.'”

“What else then does a rational being possess besides reason and the practice of justice?"”

“Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.”

“What does it profit you, if you are a good logician, but are not honest?”

“Let no one think he is secure from error unless he keeps watch continually.”

“Not all diseases are obvious; some grow without our noticing, and the more dangerous they are, the more insidious.”

“Always bear in mind that the whole is primary, the part secondary.”

“What does it avail to be always walking round and round the same circle? It is best to return to the first principles.”

“What do you want to be? Make up your mind, and everything else will follow.”

“Every act strengthens the corresponding habit.”

“Take away the superfluous, and you will find riches.”

“A healthy eye should be able to see everything that is visible, and not say, 'I want to see only green things.”