The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate.

There are more defects in temperament than in the mind.

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.

Organize one's values in the order of their worth

Most men, like plants, possess hidden qualities which chance discovers.