The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.

Not to converse with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To converse with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. Indeed, any men, save those that are truly good, if their sufferings are very great, will be likely to rebel.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.