Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.
Dr. Thomas Fuller wrote: "With foxes, we must play the fox".
Men are more prone to revenge injuries than to requite kindness.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.