The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.

The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.

To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.

What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.

Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows.

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows.