Man is his own worst enemy.
Not in opinion but in nature is law founded.
To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.
Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.
Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.