The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.