 A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are. |
| Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. |
| The things we remember best are those better forgotten. |
| Never have a companion that casts you in the shade. |
| Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second. |
| Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies. |
| Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. |
| To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else. |
| It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice. |
| Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one. |
| To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. |
| Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed. |
| Begin with another's to end with your own. |
| Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way. |
| Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. |
| A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself. |
| He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well. |
| Know or listen to those who know. |
| Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave. |
| Evil report carries further than any applause. |
