The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
Vice stirs up war; virtue fights.
Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.
When an idea is too weak to support a simple statement, it is a sign that it should be rejected.
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.
No one is more liable to make mistakes than the man who acts only on reflection.
