When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.