It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man's thought must always follow his employment.

The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.