448. — A well-trained mind has less difficulty in submitting to than in guiding an ill-trained mind. - François de La Rochefoucauld

Man is so wretched that, while he shapes all of his conduct to gratify his passions, he groans incessantly under their tyranny. He can endure neither their violence, nor the violence that he would have to inflict on himself in order to rid himself of their yoke. He is frustrated not only by his vices, but also by the things that would cure them; and he cannot come to terms either with the discomfort of his afflictions or with the task of curing himself.

Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.

Pour la plupart des hommes, l'amour de la justice n'est que la peur de subir l'injustice.

(For most men, the love of justice in only the fear of suffering injustice.)