Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Nothing is more disgraceful than insincerity.

If the oarsmen of a fast-moving ship suddenly cease to row, the suspension of the driving force of the oars doesn't prevent the vessel from continuing to move on its course. And with a speech it is much the same. After he has finished reciting the document, the speaker will still be able to maintain the same tone without a break, borrowing its momentum and impulse from the passage he has just read out.

No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy.

The wise man never loses his temper.

Law stands mute in the midst of arms.

Crimes are not to be measured by the issue of events, but by the bad intentions of men.