We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.
To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.
No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.
To create an unfavorable impression, it is not necessary that certain things should be true, but that they have been said.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.