Pride, Which Inspires Us With

If Vanity Does Not Entirely Overthrow The Virtues, At Least It Makes Them All Totter.

Clemency, Which We Make A Virtue Of, Proceeds Sometimes From Vanity, Sometimes From Indolence, Often From Fear, And Almost Always From A Mixture Of All Three.

The Measure Of Great Men Should Always Be Measured By The Means They Have Used To Acquire It.

A Wise Man Thinks It More Advantageous Not To Join The Battle Than To Win.

Old Fools Are Greater Fools Than Young Ones.