He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.
Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
We are sometimes stirred by emotion and take it for zeal.
I can take credit for only two things: pride and sin.
The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.