To do nothing and get something, formed a boy's ideal of a manly career.
Turtle makes all men equal.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.
How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.