When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.

Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.

In generosity we are equally singular, acquiring our friends by conferring, not by receiving, favours.

For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.

Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.