There is nothing in which a horse's power is better revealed than in a neat, clean stop.
Who so hath his mind on taking, hath it no more on what he taketh.
The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.
Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.
The thing I fear most is fear.
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them if they will not apply themselves to me.