Ability
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.
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