It Very Seldom Happens To A Man

Whatever Is Formed For Long Duration Arrives Slowly To Its Maturity.

Praise, Like Gold And Diamonds, Owes Its Value Only To Its Scarcity. It Becomes Cheap As It Becomes Vulgar, And Will No Longer Raise Expectation Or Animate Enterprise.

Patriotism Is The Last Refuge Of The Scoundrel.

Diffidence May Check Resolution And Obstruct Performance, But Compensates Its Embarrassments By More Important Advantages; It Conciliates The Proud, And Softens The Severe; Averts Envy From Excellence, And Censure From Miscarriage.

To Prevent Evil Is The Great End Of Government, The End For Which Vigilance And Severity Are Properly Employed.