The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

You have to appear wiser and more prudent than is required by the people you are dealing with if you want to give a high opinion of yourself.

Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itselft.

Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.