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.
Fools rush in through the door; for folly is always bold.
Politeness is the chief sign of culture.
Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
Know the great men of your age.
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.