Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.

He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.

Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

There is no need to suppose that human beings differ very much one from another; but it is true that the ones who come out on top are the ones who have been trained in the hardest school.

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.