Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.

To wish is of little account; to succeed you must earnestly desire; and this desire must shorten thy sleep.

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.

What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

Dear to the heart of a girl is her own beauty and charm.