The best rules to form a young man are to talk little to hear much to reflect alone upon what has passed in company to distrust one's own opinions and value others that deserve it.
The first glass is for myself the second for my friends the third for good...
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.
