Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.

We live by information, not by sight.

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.

Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul.

Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.