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Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue.
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