Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.