“The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.”

“Great determination can overcome most odds.”

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”

“The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”

“Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.”

“Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.”