Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Courage

Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.

Decisions

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Fanatics and Fanaticism

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

Freedom of Speech

A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything.

Greatness

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

Humor

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

Insanity

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

Leaders and Leadership

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.

Management

There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched.

Medicine

Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.

Men

A true man hates no one.

Nations

The French complain of everything, and always.

Poverty and The Poor

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Promises

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Respectability

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

Royalty

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Taste

A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything.

Victory

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.