“Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.”
“The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.”
“Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.”
“It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.”
“Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.”
“That should be considered long which can be decided but once.”
“He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense.”
“It is kindness to refuse immediately what you intend to deny.”
“The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.”
“I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.”
“One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.”
“He is most free from danger, who, even when safe, is on his guard.”
“An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.”
“It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.”
“To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.”
“Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.”
“When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.”
“Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.”
“One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.”
“The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.”
“At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.”