When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.

I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.