Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.
The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
In language clarity is everything.
The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others.
Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.
It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.