Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.

Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.

The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.