Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.

Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.

Number, the most excellent of all inventions.

If you will take me as your teacher, you will not kick against the pricks.

Know not to revere human things too much.