If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

An angry person is always full of poison.

Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Plan ahead or find trouble on the doorstep.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.