Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously.
Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages.
It's easier to fight one's enemies than to get on with one's friends.
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
A man who never trusts himself never trusts anyone.
When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this is the only way to make it palatable.