Great Men Are Always Exceptional Men; And

The Government Of A Nation Itself Is Usually Found To Be But The Reflux Of The Individuals Composing It. The Government That Is Ahead Of The People Will Be Inevitably Dragged Down To Their Level, As The Government That Is Behind Them Will In The Long Run Be Dragged Up.

The Noble People Will Be Nobly Ruled, And The Ignorant And Corrupt Ignobly.

Manners Are The Ornament Of Action.

There Are Many Persons Of Whom It May Be Said That They Have No Other Possession In The World But Their Character, And Yet They Stand As Firmly Upon It As Any Crowned King.

There Is No Act, However Trivial, But Has Its Train Of Consequences.