Without humility, we keep all our defects; and they are only crusted over by pride, which conceals them from others, and often from ourselves.

That man, we may be sure, is a person of true worth, whom those who envy him most are yet forced to praise.

The height of ability in the least able consists in knowing how to submit to the good leadership of others.

As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.

As the great ones of this world are unable to bestow health of body or peace of mind, we always pay too high a price for any good they can do.

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.

Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.