Tis hard to fight with anger but the prudent man keeps it under control.
One great difference between a wise man and a fool is, the former only wishes for what he may possibly obtain; the latter desires impossibilities.
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.