The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.
First let a man teach himself, and then he will be taught by others.
A rainbow which lasts for a quarter of an hour is looked at no longer.
Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want.
What then is your duty? What the day demands.
A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.