The most prolific source of true success—
Is energy, without despondency.
Ramāyāna.
150.
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
Selden.
151.
Authority intoxicates,
And makes mere sots of magistrates;