The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.