There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I will disdain to do it for him.

To be ambitious of true honor and of the real glory and perfection of our nature is the very principle and incentive of virtue; but to be ambitious of titles, place, ceremonial respects, and civil pageantry, is as vain and little as the things are which we court

Reason! how many eyes hast thou to see evils, and how dim, nay, blind, thou art in preventing them.

Gold can gild a rotten stick, and dirt sully an ingot.

Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.

Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him.

The truly valiant dare everything but doing anybody an injury.