In a major matter no details are small.
Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.
The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.
A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else.
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.