A man is what he is, not what men say he is. His character no man can touch. His character is what he is before his God and his Judge; and only himself can damage that. His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity.

If you want to succeed in the world must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

Every moderate drinker could abandon the intoxicating cup if he would; every inebriate would if he could.

If you want to succeed, you must make your own opportunities as you go.

It is the minority that has stood in the vain of every moral conflict, and achieved all that is noble in the history of the world.

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.

What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be a lasting pang to you.