Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Who contains himself goes seldom wrong.

A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.

Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.

Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.

If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?