Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.

I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

We can endure neither our vices nor their cure.

There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed.

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.