Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.

In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.

Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its head proudly above its neighbor plants-forgetting that it too, like them, has its roots in the dirt.

Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.

The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.