A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.
Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.
Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.
Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.