It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it; and for minds of the highest order, it has no charms.

Total freedom from error is what none of us will allow to our neighbors; however we may be inclined to flirt a little with such spotless perfection ourselves.

True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant.

Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase.