The Flame Of Anger, Bright And Brief,

An Ingenuous Mind Feels In Unmerited Praise The Bitterest Reproof. If You Reject It You Are Unhappy, If You Accept It You Are Undone.

When A Cat Flatters ... He Is Not Insincere: You May Safely Take It For Real Kindness.

The Wise Become As The Unwise In The Enchanted Chambers Of Power, Whose Lamps Make Every Face The Same Colour.

Great Men Always Pay Deference To Greater.

Great Men Lose Somewhat Of Their Greatness By Being Near Us; Ordinary Men Gain Much.