And, of all the things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best.

Money is a terrible blab; she will betray the secrets of her owner, whatever he do to gag her. His virtues will creep out in her whisper; his vices she will cry aloud at the top of her tongue.

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

The first essential to success in the art you practice is respect for the art itself.

He that fancies himself very enlightened, because he sees the deficiencies of others, may be very ignorant, because he has not studied his own.

A friend who stands with you in pressure is more valuable than a hundred ones who stand with you in pleasure.

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.