The More Able A Man

Good Fortune Is The Greatest Of Blessings, But Good Counsel Comes Next, And The Lack Of It Destroys The Other Also.

Small Opportunities Often Presage Great Enterprises.

Every Advantage In The Past Is Judged In The Light Of The Final Issue.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery.

As A Vessel Is Known By The Sound, Whether It Be Cracked Or Not; So Men Are Proved, By Their Speeches, Whether They Be Wise Or Foolish.