Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what every man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
I am a citizen of the world.
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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