No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.
Books are the windows through which the soul looks out.
Conscience is the frame of character, and love is the covering for it.
A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.
Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.
Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it.