Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.