There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
Nature has ordained that the man who is pleading his own cause before a large audience, will be more readily listened to than he who has no object in view other than the public benefit.
Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely dread.
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune's breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.
When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Men's minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.
Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.
Adversity reminds men of religion.
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.
Adversity makes men remember God.
Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.
Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.
They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.