| It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's powers on one thing. |
| Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. |
| When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. |
| Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly. |
| Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming. |
| Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues. |
| When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. |
| A liar should have a good memory. |
