You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity.

Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

The great things you intend to do some time must have a beginning if they are ever to be done, so begin something worthwhile today.

The most successful men have used seeming failures as stepping stones to better things.

Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.

The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring to you increased happiness.

It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.