Retire into yourself as much as possible. Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.

I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

Sovereignty over any foreign land is insecure.

Ignorance is the cause of fear.

It's a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.