One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

Beautiful is greater than Good, for it includes the Good.

Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.

Tolerance should really only be a passing attitude: it should lead to appreciation. To tolerate is to offend.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

Don't dissipate your powers; strive to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but it will surely repent of every ill-judged outlay.

A state of affairs which leads to daily vexation is not the right state.