Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.