One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.
A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.
Don't have any more secrets than you can keep yourself.
Silence never makes any blunders.
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.