Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise.

The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are.

It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

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

Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.