Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.
Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.
There is only one proof of ability - action.