Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.