“In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.
“Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense
“Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty
“A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, and his next to escape the censures of the world