“Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks
“You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life
“Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example
“The greatest comfort of my old age, and that which gives me the highest satisfaction, is the pleasing remembrance of the many benefits and friendly offices I have done to others.
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
“Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.