The love of country is more powerful than reason itself.
So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.
When disposition wins us, the features please.
Daring is not safe against daring men.
For in this strange anatomy we wear, the head has greater powers than the hand; the spirit, heart, and mind are over all.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he might take the current sideways.