The pleasure of criticism takes away from us the pleasure of being deeply moved by very fine things.
[Il ne manque cependant à l'oisiveté du sage qu'un meilleur nom, et que méditer, parler, lire, et être tranquille s'appelât travailler.] There is, however, nothing wanting to the idleness of a philosopher but a better name, and that meditation, ...
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
