The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.

The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.

The poorest of men are the most useful to those seeking power.

Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.

Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.