“Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.”

“Raillery is more insupportable than wrong; because we have a right to resent injuries, but are ridiculous in being angry at a jest.”

“People are more slanderous from vanity than from malice.”

“We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.”

“We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.”

“The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand.”

“Never make a promise without a plan.”

“There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action.”