A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody.

Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to do evil.

Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages.

She knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average.

If you have to make an unpopular speech, give it all the sincerity you can muster; that's the only way to sweeten it.

What is necessary is never a risk.

Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones.