Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously.
Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.
Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.
In a major matter no details are small.
If you have to make an unpopular speech, give it all the sincerity you can muster; that's the only way to sweeten it.