Clouds Cannot Cover Secret Places, Nor Denials

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

Every Advantage In The Past Is Judged In The Light Of The Final Issue.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery. These May, Perhaps, Succeed For Once, And Borrow For Awhile, From Hope, A Gay And Flourishing Appearance. But Time Betrays Their Weakness, And They Fall Into Ruin Of Themselves. For, As In Structures Of Every Kind, The Lower Parts Should Have The Greatest Firmness--so The Grounds And Principles Of Actions Should Be Just And True.

It Is The Natural Disposition Of All Men To Listen With Pleasure To Abuse And Slander Of Their Neighbour, And To Hear With Impatience Those Who Utter Praises Of Themselves.

Small Opportunities Are Often The Beginning Of Great Enterprises.