There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.