Each man's life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a soldier, and do each separate act at the bidding of the General.

Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

A man that seeks truth and loves it must be reckoned precious to any human society.

Learn to distinguish what you can and can't control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to our influence.

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.