He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune's breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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.
Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
Wit is the flower of the imagination.
The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.