The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed.

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

He is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts.

To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.