» Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.
» Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.
» In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.
» We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
» Persevere in virtue and diligence.
» No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.
» We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.