A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.