Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.
Alexander PopeBut if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.
Alexander PopeThe most positive men are the most credulous, since they most believe themselves, and advise most with their falsest flatterer and worst enemy--their own self-love.
Alexander PopeA wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.
Alexander Pope