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

Weakness has many stages. There is a difference between feebleness by the impotency of the will, of the will to the resolution, of the resolution to the choice of means, of the choice of the means to the application.

There are no small steps in great affairs.

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.

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

In a major matter no details are small.

What is necessary is never a risk.