Men sunk in the greatest darkness imaginable retain some sense and awe of the Deity.

Great is the advantage of patience.

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.

Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.

The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent.

The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong.