A man reveals his character even in the simplest things he does.
When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it.
Manners carry the world for the moment, character for all time.
We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much.
It is motive alone that gives real value to the actions of men, and disinterestedness puts the cap to it.
There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.