It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves.

In the conduct of almost every affair slowness and procrastination are hateful

Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one.

Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

There is no moment without some duty.

Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace.