The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.

He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

In language clarity is everything.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.