As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.
Well done is better than well said
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
Lost time is never found again.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.