Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.

A brave man thinks no one his superior who does him an injury, for he has it then in his power to make himself superior to the other by forgiving it.

There is nothing that is meritorious but virtue and friendship.

Where beams of imagination play, the memory's soft figures melt away.

The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties.

Luxurious lobster-nights, farewell, For sober, studious days!

Be silent always when you doubt your sense.