Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?

He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but accustom yourself to something else.

A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope.

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.