By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.

God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.

Conscience is a thousand witnesses.