We sometimes differ more widely from ourselves than we do from others.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.

It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.

A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.