Youth.—Youth is an unpleasant period; for then it is not possible or not prudent to be productive in any sense whatsoever.
540.
Too Great Aims.—Whoever aims publicly at great things and at length perceives secretly that he is too weak to achieve them, has usually also insufficient strength to renounce his aims publicly, and then inevitably becomes a hypocrite.
541.
In the Current.—Mighty waters sweep many stones and shrubs away with them; mighty spirits many foolish and confused minds.
542.
The Dangers of Intellectual Emancipation.—In a seriously intended intellectual emancipation a person's mute passions and cravings also hope to find their advantage.
543.
The Incarnation of the Mind.—When any one thinks much and to good purpose, not only his face but also his body acquires a sage look.