Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
One believes in what one wants to believe in.