A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

Again, the great number of cultivated men keep each other up to a high standard. The habit of meeting well-read and knowing men teaches the art of omission and selection.

The good judge is not he who does hair-splitting justice to every allegation, but who, aiming at substantial justice, rules something intelligible of the guidance of suitors.

The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.

A breath of will blows eternally through the universe of souls in the direction of Right and Necessity. It is the air which all intellects inhale and exhale, and it is the wind which blows the worlds into order and orbit.

The advantage of riches remains with him who procured them, not with the heir.

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities.