Ambassadors Are The Eye And Ear Of

...be More Guided By Hope Than Fear.

Ambition Is Not In Itself An Evil; Nor Is He To Be Condemned Whose Spirit Prompts Him To Seek Fame By Worthy And Honourable Ways.

Like Other Men, I Have Sought Honours And Preferment, And Often Have Obtained Them Beyond My Wishes Or Hopes. Yet Never Have I Found In Them That Content Which I Had Figured Beforehand In My Mind. A Strong Reason, If We Well Consider It, Why We Should Disencumber Ourselves Of Vain Desires.

Let No One Trust So Entirely To Natural Prudence As To Persuade Himself That It Will Suffice To Guide Him Without Help From Experience.

Affairs That Depend On Many Rarely Succeed.