Man is his own worst enemy.
The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.
For the laws are dumb in the midst of arms.
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
There are gems of thought that are ageless and eternal.