Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.

Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.

The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.

Make fair agreements and stick to them