"For those whose mind is not yet strong enough to resolve on one or other of these decisions it will be well to take up again the argument indicated in the preceding pages, and to say:
"Either the object of my fear really exists, and, in this case, I must determine its nature exactly, in order to use the proper means first to combat it and then to conquer it.
"Or it is only an illusion, and I am going to seek actively for that which produces it, in order never again to fall into the error of which my senses have just been the dupes."
Looking over these manuscripts, so rich in valuable advice, we find once more the following lines:
"Self-control and cool-headedness are above all necessary to aid in dissimulating impressions.
"It is very bad to allow one of the speakers in a dialog to read the mind of him who speaks to him like an open book.
"He whose thoughts are imprest vividly on the surface is always placed at a glaring disadvantage.
"The thought of glorifying hypocrisy is far from our minds, for it has nothing to do with the attitude which we recommend.
"The hypocrite strives to assume emotions which he does not feel.
"The man gifted with cool-headedness is intent on never allowing them to be seen.