Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.

The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.

Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me