Better to deserve praise without having it, than to have it without deserving it.

Of the future, man knows least; yet, about this, he worries most.

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

As long as I fear my weakness, I am stronger than when I trust my strength.

If silence is good for the wise, how much better is it for the foolish!

If you must hate a man for the many things about which you disagree, remember that you should also love him for the many things about which you agree.

The wealthy seldom possess wealth: oftener they are possessed by it.