I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
Evil counsel travels fast.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.