The Sower Of The Seed Is Assuredly

No Man Who Is Not Willing To Help Himself Has Any Right To Apply To His Friends, Or To The Gods.

Success Has A Great Tendency To Conceal And Throw A Veil Over The Evil Deeds Of Men.

He Who Confers A Favor Should At Once Forget It, If He Is Not To Show A Sordid Ungenerous Spirit. To Remind A Man Of A Kindness Conferred And To Talk Of It, Is Little Different From Reproach.

Nothing Is More Easy Than To Deceive One's Self, As Our Affections Are Subtle Persuaders.

There Are All Kinds Of Devices Invented For The Protection And Preservation Of Countries: Defensive Barriers, Forts, Trenches, And The Like... But Prudent Minds Have As A Natural Gift One Safeguard Which Is The Common Possession Of All, And This Applies Especially To The Dealings Of Democracies. What Is This Safeguard? Skepticism. This You Must Preserve. This You Must Retain. If You Can Keep This, You Need Fear No Harm.