"Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks on great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself."
- Cicero
"The precept "Know yourself " was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind but likewise that we might understand our own worth."
"There is something pleasurable in calm remembrance of a past sorrow."
"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."
"He used to raise a storm in a teapot."
"No power is strong enough to be lasting if it labors under the weight of fear."