A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.Thomas Paine
To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.Confucius
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.Horace