Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.

Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur.

What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.

There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.

Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.