One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

When I am with others, they are my teachers. I can select their good points and follow them, and select their bad points and avoid them.

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.

Behind every smile there's teeth.