The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.
If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favorable to him. Ignoranti quem portum petat, nullus suus ventus est.
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the father of his country.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.