Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.