The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
Men are not to be judged by what they do not know, but by what they know, and by the manner in which they know it.
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
We are forced to respect the gifts of nature, which study and fortune cannot give.
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.
The art of pleasing is the art of deception.