There are fine things that are more brilliant when they are unfinished than when finished too much.

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander.

There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action.

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

The boldest stroke and best act of friendship is not to disclose our own failings to a friend, but to show him his own.