An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.

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

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.

They make the greatest show of what they have done, who have done least.

One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.