If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.
There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.
Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.
No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.
Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.
The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn back.
Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn’t consider himself supremely blessed.
Courage leads starward, fear toward death.
What is the proper limit for wealth? It is, first, to have what is necessary; and, second, to have what is enough.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
It is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen. This right is common to the whole human race.
Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn’t consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren’t! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
The sun also shines on the wicked.
A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.
If you want to be loved, love.
What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.