Those that know the least of others think the highest of themselves.

Time, the cradle of hope, but the grave of ambition, is the stern corrector of fools, but the salutary counselor of the wise, bringing all they dread to the one, and all they desire to the other.

Secrecy of design, when combined with rapidity of execution, like me column that guided Israel in the deserts, becomes the guardian pillar of light and fire to our friends, a cloud of overwhelming and impenetrable darkness to our enemies.

Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her cradle and discards her nurse.

What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

Unlike the sun, intellectual luminaries shine brightest after they set.

When we feel a strong desire to thrust our advice upon others, it is usually because we suspect their weakness; but we ought rather to suspect our own.