Wit Is The Flower Of The Imagination.

Envy, Like Flames, Soars Upwards.

In Difficult And Desperate Cases, The Boldest Counsels Are The Safest.

False Shame Only Is Harmful.

Adversity Reminds Men Of Religion.

The Study Of History Is The Best Medicine For A Sick Mind; For In History You Have A Record Of The Infinite Variety Of Human Experience Plainly Set Out For All To See; And In That Record You Can Find Yourself And Your Country Both Examples And Warnings; Fine Things To Take As Models, Base Things Rotten Through And Through, To Avoid.